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Mackinac Island |
| 1. Years ago, when
the natives stood on the mainland and looked out over the water, they saw an
island with high bluffs. They named is "mish-la-mack-in-naw", which
means what? Click here to find out!
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| 2. Mackinac Island
is a small island. How big is it? Click here to find out!
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| 3. If you want to
go to Mackinac Island, you need to take a boat called a "ferry". How
long is the ride to Mackinac Island? Click here to find out!
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| 4. When you're on
Mackinac Island, you can walk, travel by bike or horse-drawn carriage.
What is one way you can NOT travel on Mackinac Island? Click here to find out!
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| 5. A beautiful
place to stay when you visit Mackinac Island is the Grand Hotel. What
year did the Hotel open? Click here to find out!
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| 6. What's the big
deal with the Grand Hotel's front porch? Click here to find out!
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| 7. Michigan has
lots of state parks. What was the first state park in 1895? Click here to find out!
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| 8. Did you know
there is a fort on Mackinac Island? It's called Fort Mackinac, and
it's a museum now. Who built Fort Mackinac? Click here to find out!
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| 9. Mackinac
Island is a great place to visit, but how many people LIVE there? Click here to find out!
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| 10. The most
popular items to buy at Mackinac are fudge and taffy. If you visited
Mackinac and bought these things, what might you be called? Click here to find out! |