Mackinac or Mackinaw may refer to:

Geography

Landforms

Straits of Mackinac The Straits of Mackinac ( ; french: Détroit de Mackinac) are the short waterways between the U.S. state of Michigan's Upper and Lower Peninsulas, traversed by the Mackinac Bridge. The main strait is wide with a maximum depth of , and connects ...

, a waterway in the U.S. state of Michigan connecting two of the Great Lakes, Lake Michigan and Lake Huron and separating the Upper and Lower Peninsulas of Michigan *

Mackinac Island Mackinac Island ( ; french: Île Mackinac; oj, Mishimikinaak ᒥᔑᒥᑭᓈᒃ; otw, Michilimackinac) is an island and resort area, covering in land area, in the U.S. state of Michigan. The name of the island in Odawa is Michilimackinac an ...

, an island in the Straits of Mackinac *

Mackinaw River The Mackinaw River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 13, 2011 tributary of the Illinois River in the U.S. state of Illinois. Its watershed covers approximately , ...

, a tributary of the Illinois River in the U.S. state of Illinois * Little Mackinaw River, a tributary of the Mackinaw River

Populated areas

* Mackinac County, Michigan *

Mackinac Island, Michigan Mackinac Island ( ) is a city in Mackinac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the city had a permanent population of 583. The population numbers in the tens of thousands from May 1st to October 31st due to an influx o ...

, the city on Mackinac Island * Mackinaw Township, Michigan, in Cheboygan County * Mackinaw City, Michigan, a village in Mackinaw Township * Mackinaw Township, Tazewell County, Illinois * Mackinaw, Illinois, a village in Mackinaw Township * Little Mackinaw Township, Tazewell County, Illinois *

Mackinaw Historic District The Mackinaw Historic District is a historic residential area located on the western side of the Great Miami River in Franklin, Ohio. The historic district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The area features homes bui ...

, a historic residential area in Franklin, Ohio

Structures and places

* Mackinac Bridge, a bridge over the Straits of Mackinac * Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse, a lighthouse in Mackinaw City * Fort Mackinac, a British, later American, fort on Mackinac Island *

Mackinac Island State Park Mackinac Island State Park is a state park located on Mackinac Island in the U.S. state of Michigan. A Lake Huron island, it is near the Straits of Mackinac. The island park encompasses , which is approximately 80% of the island's total area. ...

, a state park on Mackinac Island *

Straits of Mackinac Shipwreck Preserve The Straits of Mackinac Shipwreck Preserve is a state preserve in and around the Straits of Mackinac. The preserve is divided in two by the Mackinac Bridge. The waters of the preserve include the waters offshore from Mackinaw City and St. Igna ...

, a state-designated preservation area within much of the Straits of Mackinac * Mackinac Wilderness, a designated area within the Hiawatha National Forest in Mackinac County, Michigan *

Mackinac Trail Mackinac Trail, or Mackinaw Trail is the name for two related, but separate, roadways in the US state of Michigan. *In the Upper Peninsula: **, previous designation of H-63, before the construction of the I-75 Interstate 75 (I-75) is a m ...

(or Mackinaw Trail), two related, but separate, roadways in Michigan * Mackinac Trail – Carp River Bridge, a bridge along the Mackinac Trail over the Carp River in Mackinac County *

Mackinaw State Forest The Mackinaw State Forest is a forested area owned by the U.S. state of Michigan and operated by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. It is located in the northern area of the Lower Peninsula within the eight counties of Alpena, Antri ...

, a state-owned forested area in the northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan * Mackinaw River State Fish and Wildlife Area, a state park in Tazewell County, Illinois, bisected by the Mackinaw River

Corporations and organizations

* Mackinac Island State Park Commission, an appointed board that administers state parklands in the Straits of Mackinac area * Mackinac Transportation Company, a train ferry service that shuttled railroad cars across the Straits of Mackinac from 1882 until 1984 * Cincinnati, Jackson and Mackinaw Railroad, a railroad that formerly operated in Ohio and Michigan * Detroit and Mackinac Railway, a railroad that formerly operated in Michigan * Mackinac Center for Public Policy, a research and educational organization advocating free-market policies * Mackinac Financial Corporation, a bank holding company

Ships

* USCGC ''Mackinac'', several ships of the United States Coast Guard * USCGC ''Mackinaw'', several ships of the United States Coast Guard * USRC ''Mackinac'' (1903) or USCGC ''Mackinac'', a patrol boat * USS ''Mackinac'', several ships of the United States Navy * USS ''Mackinaw'', a United States Navy gunboat commissioned twice between 1864 and 1867

Sailing

Mackinaw boat The Mackinaw boat is a loose, non-standardized term for a light, open sailboat used in the interior of North America during the fur trading era. Within this term two different ''Mackinaw boats'' evolved: one for use on the upper Great Lakes, and t ...

, a type of small sailboat used in the Upper Great Lakes * Port Huron to Mackinac Boat Race * Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac

Other uses

* Mackinaw cloth, a heavy and dense water-repellent woolen cloth * Mackinaw jacket, a short double-breasted wool coat *

Mackinaw trout The lake trout (''Salvelinus namaycush'') is a freshwater char living mainly in lakes in northern North America. Other names for it include mackinaw, namaycush, lake char (or charr), touladi, togue, and grey trout. In Lake Superior, it can also ...

or Lake trout * Mackinac Rendezvous, an annual Boy Scouts of America event held in the Straits of Mackinac area * Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference (also known as the Midwest Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference), a biannual political conference held on Mackinac Island * Mackinac Policy Conference, an annual political and economic conference held on Mackinac Island *

Mackinac Island meteorite Mackinac Island meteorite was found on Mars by the ''Opportunity'' rover on October 13, 2009. History Mackinac Island was the third of three iron meteorites encountered by the rover on Meridiani Planum within a few hundred meters, the others bei ...

, a meteorite found on the planet Mars by the Opportunity rover on October 13, 2009