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Encyclopedia > Manitou Islands

The Manitou Islands are two uninhabited islands in Lake Michigan, located off the Leelanau Peninsula of Michigan. The larger is North Manitou Island and the smaller is South Manitou Island. They are part of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.


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Clair River delta was transferred from Ontario to Michigan in 1818, and Drummond Island (to which the British had moved their Michilimackinac army base) was transferred in 1847.
The state has numerous large islands, the principal ones being the Manitou, Beaver, and Fox groups in Lake Michigan; Isle Royale and Grande Isle in Lake Superior; Marquette, Bois Blanc, and Mackinac Islands in Lake Huron; and Nebish, Sugar, and Drummond Islands in St.
Michigan has a thriving tourist industry, with destinations such as Traverse City, Mackinac Island, Ludington, Muskegon, Saugatuck, the Upper Peninsula, Frankenmuth, and Detroit, drawing vacationers, hunters, and nature enthusiasts from across the United States and Canada.
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