St. Ignace Mission

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.

Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Chapel
Description: mission site in Michigan, USA
Also known as: “Saint Ignace Mission”
Address: 500 North State Street, Saint Ignace, MI

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Anthony’s Rock and Mackinac County Airport.

St. Anthony’s Rock

Peak

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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.

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.

Bridge View Park

Park

Photo: Mark Jersin, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bridge View Park is situated 1½ miles south of St. Ignace Mission.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include British Landing and Mackinac Island.

British Landing

Hamlet

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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 St. Ignace Mission.

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".

Fort Mackinac

Hamlet

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Fort Mackinac is a former British and American military outpost garrisoned from the late 18th century to the late 19th century in the city of Mackinac Island, Michigan, on Mackinac Island. Fort Mackinac is situated 6 miles east of St. Ignace Mission.

St. Ignace Mission

Categories: Christian mission, mission station, museum, building, and religion
Location: St. Ignace, Mackinac, Upper Peninsula, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

45.87154° or 45° 52′ 18″ north

Longitude

-84.73142° or 84° 43′ 53″ west

Open location code

86QQV7C9+JC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 444346297

OpenStreetMap feature

building=chapel

Wikidata ID

Q3316762

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“St. Ignace Mission” goes by many names.

French: “mission Saint-Ignace”
French: “Mission Saint-Ignace”
Italian: “Missione di St. Ignace”
Portuguese: “Missão Santo Inácio”
Spanish: “Mision San Ignacio”
Spanish: “Misión San Ignacio”

Places with the Same Name

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Museum of Ojibwa Culture and Marquette Mission Park.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Grave of Father Marquette and Longhouse / Healing Lodge.

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