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Lac Vieux Desert has a surface elevation 1,680 ft (510 m) [3] above sea level, and a maximum depth of about 40 ft (12 m). The surface area is 4,260 acres (17.24 km 2 ; 6.66 sq mi), of which approximately two-thirds is in Wisconsin and one third in Michigan.
Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa (or the Gete-gitigaaning in the Anishinaabe language) is a federally recognized band of the Lake Superior Chippewa, many of whom reside on the Lac Vieux Desert Indian Reservation, located near Watersmeet, Michigan. It is approximately 45 miles southeast of Ironwood, Michigan in Gogebic County.
It is the landbase for the Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. According to the United States Census Bureau in 2020, the reservation has a land area of 0.419 square miles (268.16 acres; 1.09 km 2 ). [ 1 ]
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Northern Waters Casino Resort: Watersmeet: Gogebic: Michigan: Native American: Owned by the Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa: Odawa Casino Mackinaw: Mackinaw City: Cheboygan: Michigan: Native American: Owned by the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians: Odawa Casino Resort: Petoskey: Emmet: Michigan: Native American
The final treaty in 1854 established permanent reservations in Michigan at L'Anse, Lac Vieux Desert, and Ontonagon. In 1934 under the Indian Reorganization Act, the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community was defined as successor apparent to the L'Anse, Lac Vieux Desert, and Ontonagon bands. Government functions were centralized with it, although all ...
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Also located in the area are the Sylvania Wilderness, and the Lac Vieux Desert Indian Reservation, which includes the Lac Vieux Desert Casino and Resort. [14] The highway travels southeasterly from Watersmeet around the many lakes and streams in the area and crosses into rural Iron County.