People and the Great Lakes
People and the Great Lakes is a historic site in Mackinac, Michigan which is located on South State Street. People and the Great Lakes is situated nearby to North Graham Shoal Buoy, as well as near William H. Barnum Rudder.- Type: Tourist attraction
- Address: South State Street, Saint Ignace, MI 49781
- Inscription: “This rudder came from the shipwreck of the William H. Barnum, a wooden steamer lost April 3, 1894. While carrying a cargo of corn the aging Barnum was blocked and cut open by ice. No loss of life occurred. ...”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Anthony’s Rock and St. Ignace Mission.
St. Anthony’s Rock
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
St. Anthony's Rock is a geological limestone sea stack and tourist attraction located in the central part of the city of St. Ignace, Michigan in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
St. Ignace Mission
Chapel
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The St. Ignace Mission is located in a municipal park known as Marquette Mission Park. It was the site of a mission established by Jesuit priest, Father Jacques Marquette, and the site of his grave in 1677. St. Ignace Mission is situated 2,700 feet northwest of People and the Great Lakes.
Mackinac County Airport
Aerodrome
Mackinac County Airport is a county-owned public-use airport in Mackinac County, Michigan, United States. It is located 2 nautical miles northwest of the central business district of St. Ignace. Mackinac County Airport is situated 2 miles northwest of People and the Great Lakes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St. Ignace and British Landing.
St. Ignace
British Landing
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
British Landing is a place within Mackinac Island, Michigan and is located on the shore of Mackinac Island, two miles northwest of the island's downtown and harbor. British Landing is situated 4 miles east of People and the Great Lakes.
Mackinac Island
Photo: Eli Duke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mackinac Island is an island and resort area, covering 4.35 square miles in land area, in the U.S. state of Michigan. The name of the island in Odawa is Michilimackinac and "Mitchimakinak" in Ojibwemowin, meaning "Great Turtle".
People and the Great Lakes
- Categories: tourism and historic site
- Location: Mackinac, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.86765° or 45° 52′ 4″ northLongitude
-84.72222° or 84° 43′ 20″ westOpen location code
86QQV79H+34OpenStreetMap ID
node 14003006314OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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