McGulpin Point County Park

McGulpin Point County Park is a park in Wawatam Township, Emmet, Michigan. McGulpin Point County Park is situated nearby to the lighthouse McGulpin Point Light, as well as near the historic site McGulpin Rock.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include McGulpin Point Light and The Headlands.

McGulpin Point Light

Lighthouse

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McGulpin Point Light was constructed as a navigational aid through the Straits of Mackinac. The light began operation in 1869, making it one of the oldest surviving lighthouses in the Straits. McGulpin Point Light is situated 360 feet south of McGulpin Point County Park.

The Headlands

Park

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The Headlands International Dark Sky Park is a 550-acre county park in the U.S. state of Michigan. The park preserves over 2 mi of undeveloped Lake Michigan shoreline south and west of McGulpin Point Light in the Straits of Mackinac. The Headlands is situated 1 mile southwest of McGulpin Point County Park.

Fort Michilimackinac

Museum

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Fort Michilimackinac was an 18th-century French, and later British, fort and trading post at the Straits of Mackinac; it was built on the northern tip of the lower peninsula of the present-day state of Michigan in the United States. Fort Michilimackinac is situated 2 miles east of McGulpin Point County Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mackinaw City and St. Ignace.

Mackinaw City

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Mackinaw City is a city of 800 people in the Mackinac Area at the tip of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. It's the southern terminus of the 5-mile Mackinac Bridge.