Mackinac

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Mackinac or Mackinaw may refer to:

Geography

Straits of Mackinac, 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, an island in the Straits of Mackinac
Mackinac Falls, a submerged waterfall in the Straits of Mackinac just east of Mackinac Island
Mackinaw River, a tributary of the Illinois River in the U.S. state of Illinois
Little Mackinaw River, a tributary of the Mackinaw River

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, a state park on Mackinac Island
Straits of Mackinac Shipwreck Preserve, 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 (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, 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

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

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

Mackinaw cloth, a heavy wool cloth, used to make the Mackinaw jacket or "Mac"
Mackinaw trout 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, a meteorite found on the planet Mars by the Opportunity rover on October 13, 2009