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The Cheboygan County Board of Commissioners signed off on a budget for the Straits Regional Ride bus system and approved the creation of a department to funnel money into youth programs.
Mackinaw City (/ ˈ m æ k ə n ɔː / MAK-ə-naw) is a village at the northernmost point of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, United States.Divided between Cheboygan and Emmet counties, Mackinaw City is located at the southern end of the Mackinac Bridge, which carries Interstate 75 over the Straits of Mackinac to St. Ignace, in the Upper Peninsula.
Straits Express (1995), catamaran, was in New York City being used as a commuter ferry for Hornblower Cruises after leaving Michigan. It is now in service under the same name as a ferry in Puerto Rico operated by Hornblower Marine Services. Shepler's Ferry. Capt. Shepler (1986) Felicity (1972) The Hope (1976) Miss Margy (2015) [17]
The Straits of Mackinac are named after Mackinac Island. The local Ojibwe Native Americans in the Straits of Mackinac region likened the shape of the island to that of a turtle, so they named the island Mitchimakinak, meaning "Big Turtle". [3] When the British explored the area, they shortened the name to its present form: Mackinac. [4] [5]
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[26] [27] [28] McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital in Petoskey is one of the top employers of Emmet County, with 950 employees. Overall, six companies in Emmet County employ 200 or more people. [29] Moeller Aerospace Technology in Harbor Springs manufactures various products. [30] The Petoskey News-Review is a daily newspaper, in circulation ...
The Petoskey St. Michael boys captured a Division 4 regional title over the weekend, while the girls advanced through to the state finals as well, making it a very successful day for the Guardians ...
The Mackinac Bands of Chippewa and Ottawa Indians are descendants of Anishinaabe people who migrated from somewhere in the Northeast to the Great Lakes area [1] (now known as Michigan) sometime around 1500 CE, and the remnants of the Michinemackinawgo who previously inhabited Mackinac Island and the Straits area. [2]