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 | | The island and the straits were awarded to the United States in 1783 by the Treaty of Paris, but they remained in British hands until 1794. |
 | | After the 1840s the straits area changed from an important crossroads to an out-of-the-way shipping point, and the U.S. army post on the island was abandoned in 1894. |
 | | Mackinac Island became a Michigan state park and, along with Bois Blanc Island, a popular summer resort. |
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