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Mackinac Island
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English
Etymology
en fr:Michilimackinac, from en oj Mishimikinaak big turtle, after its shape, + en island.
Proper noun
Mackinac Island
en island in s/Michigan country/United States.
3 April 2015 Rosemary McClure Michigan: Flower power at Mackinac Island's Lilac Festival https://web.archive.org/web/20150407160313/https://www.latimes.com/travel/deals/la-trb-michigan-lilac-festival-20150403-story.html Check out the flower power on Mackinac Island in June when the island lights up with millions of lilac blooms.
22 September 2019 Vanessa Swales A Motorcade on Mackinac Island? Pence’s Visit Breaks a Long Tradition https://web.archive.org/web/20190923020802/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/22/us/mackinac-pence-motorcade.html Mr. Pence, the first sitting vice president to visit Mackinac Island, is apparently also the first government official to break with the island’s carless tradition.
8 May 2024 From urban streets to shoreline retreats – meet the real Michigan https://web.archive.org/web/20251202114749/https://www.theguardian.com/visit-the-usa-the-united-states-of-adventure/article/2024/may/08/from-urban-streets-to-shoreline-retreats-meet-the-real-michigan Put your hiking boots on before you take the 20-minute ferry ride to quaint Mackinac Island.
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