Gros Cap School

Gros Cap School is a school in Moran Township, Mackinac, Michigan which is located on Gros Cap Road. Gros Cap School is situated nearby to Saint Helena Island.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gros Cap Cemetery and St. Helena Island Light.

Gros Cap Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Gros Cap Cemetery, once known as the Western Cemetery, is a cemetery located southeast of Gros Cap, Michigan on US 2. It is one of the oldest cemeteries in the United States to be continuously used, and a portion is contained in the Gros Cap Archaeological District. Gros Cap Cemetery is situated 1¼ miles east of Gros Cap School.

St. Helena Island Light

Lighthouse

The buildings of the St Helena Light complex are the sole surviving structures on St. Helena Island, in Mackinac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The lighthouse on the St. Helena Island's southeastern point was built in 1872-1873 and went into operation in September 1873. St. Helena Island Light is situated 2 miles southwest of Gros Cap School.

Saint Helena Island

Island

St. Helena Island is an uninhabited 240 acres island in the Lake Michigan approach to the Straits of Mackinac. The island is located offshore from Gros Cap, Michigan, 10 miles west of Mackinac Island in Mackinac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Saint Helena Island is situated 2½ miles west of Gros Cap School.