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Curtis, Michigan
Curtis is an unincorporated community in Mackinac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is located within Portage Township. As an unincorporated community, Curtis has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own but does have its own post office with the 49820 ZIP Code. History The area was originally inhabited by the Chippewa, and the first white settler to arrive in the area was John Lee. He arrived in the area in 1884 and lived among the Chippewa, sharing a hut with Chief Saw-Naw-Quato for 18 months. In 1886, the federal government granted land patents to John Lee and several Chippewa members. Lee settled on a plot of land on the shores of South Manistique Lake, and other family members and settlers began moving to the area. The new community became known as Portage, and it was located along the narrowest stretch of land separating Manistique Lake and South Manistique Lake. The name was changed to Curtis when a post office was first esta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unincorporated Area
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have no unincorporated areas at all or these are very rare: typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or List of uninhabited regions, uninhabited areas. By country Argentina In Argentina, the provinces of Chubut Province, Chubut, Córdoba Province (Argentina), Córdoba, Entre Ríos Province, Entre Ríos, Formosa Province, Formosa, Neuquén Province, Neuquén, Río Negro Province, Río Negro, San Luis Province, San Luis, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Santa Cruz, Santiago del Estero Province, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina, Tierra del Fuego, and Tucumán Province, Tucumán have areas that are outside any municipality or commune. Australia Unlike many other countries, Australia has only local government in Aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manistique Lake
Manistique Lake, locally called Big Manistique Lake to distinguish it from the other lakes in the Manistique Lakes system, is a lake in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Approximately long and wide, it is one of the largest lakes in the Upper Peninsula. Elevated above sea level and above Lake Michigan, Manistique Lake drains into the larger lake through a marshy outlet on the west end of the lake that forms one source of the Manistique River. Relatively shallow, the lake's deepest point is only below the water surface. The average depth is . The lake is shared between Luce County and Mackinac County. The small town of Curtis, Michigan is located on an isthmus that divides Manistique Lake from South Manistique Lake directly to the south. Manistique Lake has at least three islands large enough to show up on maps - Burnt Island near the eastern shore, Foster Island near the northern shore, and Greenfield Island near the center of the lake. Many seasonal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McMillan, Michigan
McMillan is an unincorporated community in Luce County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is located along M-28 within Columbus Township. As an unincorporated community, McMillan has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own but does have its own post office with the 49853 ZIP Code. Geography The community of McMillan is located within southeast Columbus Township in the state's Upper Peninsula about west of the village of Newberry. McMillan sits at an elevation of above sea level. Some areas surrounding the community are included in the Sault Ste. Marie section of the Lake Superior State Forest. McMillan is centered along M-28 and County Road 415 (known locally as McMillan Avenue). In addition to Newberry, other nearby communities include Dollarville to the east, Curtis and Helmer to the south, Seney to the west, and the smaller McMillan Corner directly to the south along H-33. Along with Newberry, McMillan has one of only two cur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helmer, Michigan
Helmer is an unincorporated community in Luce County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is located within Lakefield Township. As an unincorporated community, Helmer has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own. History The area was first settled as early as 1881 when Presbyterian minister Roy Mills built a mission house along Helmer Creek. At the time, the area was part of western Chippewa County until Luce County was created in 1887. Helmer received its first post office on March 19, 1894 with Gaylord Helmer serving as the first postmaster until March 19, 1899. Charles Fyvie served as postmaster from June 25, 1907 until the Helmer post office was discontinued on September 30, 1914. The post office served as a rural branch of the McMillan post office until it was ultimately discontinued in 1920. When the railway industry began constructing lines through the Upper Peninsula near the end of the century, Helmer did not have railroad acce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milakokia Lake
Milakokia Lake is a lake in Newton Township, Mackinac County, Michigan. The bottom of the lake is mainly flat, with the exception of the southeast corner and it has a maximum depth of . Milakokia Lake is the headwaters for the Milakokia River, which flows from the lake into Lake Michigan. The Milakokia Lake Management Area borders the lake and surrounding areas. The Management Area consists of 14,387 acres of state-owned land in Schoolcraft and Mackinac Counties. There is a large limestone quarry to the west of the lake. See also * List of lakes in Michigan This is a list of lakes in Michigan. The American state of Michigan borders four of the five Great Lakes. The number of inland lakes in Michigan depends on the minimum size. There are: * 62,798 lakes ≥ * 26,266 lakes ≥ * 6,537 lakes ≥ ... References Lakes of Michigan {{US-lake-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manistique Lakes
There are three Manistique Lakes in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The lakes include North Manistique Lake, Big Manistique Lake, and South Manistique Lake. The towns surrounding the lakes are Curtis, Germfask, and Helmer. The lakes are known for vacationing and fishing. They are also in close proximity to other natural sights such as the Great Lakes, rivers, and smaller lakes as well as tourist attractions including the Canada–US border, the Soo Locks, Mackinac Island, parks, and museums. North Manistique Lake North Manistique Lake is located in Luce County, Michigan. The lake has about 1700 acres of surface area. Springs on the northern and eastern shores and an inlet on the western shore flow into the lake. Helmer Creek provides the only outlet moving south into Big Manistique Lake. Both private and commercial residences populate most of the shoreline with some public land in the form of county parks and boat launches. The bottom of the lake is bowl shaped. It contain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mackinac Bridge
The Mackinac Bridge ( ) is a suspension bridge spanning the Straits of Mackinac, connecting the Upper and Lower peninsulas of the U.S. state of Michigan. Opened in 1957, the bridge (familiarly known as "Big Mac" and "Mighty Mac") is the world's 27th-longest main span and the longest suspension bridge between anchorages in the Western Hemisphere. The Mackinac Bridge is part of Interstate 75 (I-75) and the Lake Michigan and Huron components of the Great Lakes Circle Tour across the straits; it is also a segment of the U.S. North Country National Scenic Trail. The bridge connects the city of St. Ignace on the north end with the village of Mackinaw City on the south. Envisioned since the 1880s, the bridge was designed by the engineer David B. Steinman and completed in 1957 only after many decades of struggles to begin construction. Length The bridge opened on November 1, 1957, connecting two peninsulas linked for decades by ferries. At the time, the bridge was formally d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welcome To Curtis Sign
A welcome is a kind of greeting designed to introduce a person to a new place or situation, and to make them feel at ease. The term can similarly be used to describe the feeling of being accepted on the part of the new person. In some contexts, a welcome is extended to a stranger to an area or a household. "The concept of welcoming the stranger means intentionally building into the interaction those factors that make others feel that they belong, that they matter, and that you want to get to know them". It is also noted, however, that " many community settings, being welcoming is viewed as in conflict with ensuring safety. Thus, welcoming becomes somewhat self-limited: 'We will be welcoming unless you do something unsafe'". Different cultures have their own traditional forms of welcome, and a variety of different practices can go into an effort to welcome: Indications that visitors are welcome can occur at different levels. For example, a welcome sign, at the national, stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M-77 (Michigan Highway)
M-77 is a state trunkline highway in the Upper Peninsula (UP) of the US state of Michigan. It starts at US Highway 2 (US 2) near Blaney Park north of Lake Michigan. The highway borders the eastern edge of the Seney National Wildlife Refuge and passes through the community of Germfask. At Seney, it overlaps M-28 to cross the Fox River before returning northward. The northern half has been designated as a Scenic Spur of the Lake Superior Circle Tour. M-77 runs along the eastern end of the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and terminates in Grand Marais north of H-58 near Lake Superior. Originally designated by 1919, the highway has not been changed much in its history. By the late 1950s, the highway was paved, completing the modern M-77 highway. Route description From US 2 near Blaney Park going north, M-77 runs past the former Blaney Park Resort and out of town by a small private airport next to Lake Ann Louise. The highway continues through rural woodlands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
H-33 (Michigan County Highway)
H-33 is a county-designated highway in the Upper Peninsula of the US state of Michigan between Gould City and McMillan that was previously M-135, a former state trunkline highway. The roadway follows Manistique Lakes Road from Gould City at a junction with US Highway 2 (US 2) near Lake Michigan north to M-28 near McMillan. The northern section of the highway is also called County Road 135 (CR 135) in Luce County. From 1929 until 1960, the road was part of the state highway system as M-135. The northern end of the highway always contained a section that ran concurrently with M-98, another state highway in the area. For a period in the 1950s, M-135 had a different northern terminus separate from M-98's endpoint. A few years before both highways were removed from the highway system, M-135 was moved to use M-98's terminus with M-28. Since the 1970s, M-135 has been a part of the county-designated highway system and assigned the number H-33, a moniker it has borne since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M-28 (Michigan Highway)
M-28 is an east–west state trunkline highway that traverses nearly all of the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan, from Wakefield to near Sault Ste. Marie in Bruce Township. Along with US Highway 2 (US 2), M-28 forms a pair of primary highways linking the Upper Peninsula from end to end, providing a major access route for traffic from Michigan and Canada along the southern shore of Lake Superior. M-28 is the longest state trunkline in Michigan numbered with the "M-" prefix at . The entire highway is listed on the National Highway System, while three sections of M-28 are part of the Lake Superior Circle Tour. M-28 also carries two memorial highway designations along its route. Throughout its course across the Upper Peninsula, M-28 passes through forested woodlands, bog swamps, urbanized areas, and along the Lake Superior shoreline. Sections of roadway cross the Ottawa National Forest and both units of the Hiawatha National Forest. Some of the other landmarks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manistique And Lake Superior Railroad
The Manistique and Lake Superior Railroad (M&LS) was an American Class III railroad serving the Upper Peninsula of Michigan from 1909 to 1968. It provided service from Manistique, Michigan to a junction with the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway at Doty, Michigan, southeast of Munising, Michigan. Its nickname was ''The Haywire''. The M&LS was chartered in 1909 to penetrate what was then a booming lumber and pulpwood region of the central Upper Peninsula. Almost from the start, it served as an affiliate of the Ann Arbor Railroad and was connected with the larger railroad's northwestern terminus at Elberta, Michigan, by Ann Arbor Railroad car ferry. The Elberta-Manistique run was one of the longest regularly scheduled railroad car ferry runs operated in North America. The M&LS connected with the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway in Shingleton, just east of Munising, and with the Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad at Doty, as well as with the Soo Line ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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