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	Encyclopedia: Mackinac Island
		Mackinac National Park was U.S. National Park that existed from 1875 to 1895 on Mackinac Island in northern Michigan.
		When Fort Mackinac was decommissioned in 1895, the land was given to the state of Michigan and it became Michigan's first state park, Mackinac Island State Park.
		Yellowstone National Park is a U.S. National Park located in the states of Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Mackinac-Island (2022 words)

	Mackinac Island State Park Facts - Mackinac State Historic Parks
		Mackinac Island State Park became Michigan's first state park in 1895 when Mackinac National Park was transferred from the U.S. Government to the State of Michigan.
		It remained a national park until it was transferred to the State of Michigan in 1895.
		Marquette Park, at the foot of Fort Mackinac, was dedicated in 1909 as a park for the people.
	www.mackinacparks.com /parks/mackinac-island-state-park-facts_41 (430 words)

	Mackinac Island - Freepedia
		In 1875 much of the island was designated as Mackinac National Park, the second national park in the U.S. after Yellowstone National Park, created three years early.
		When Fort Mackinac was decommissioned in 1895, the land was given to the state of Michigan and it became Michigan's first state park, Mackinac Island State Park.
		Of the island's total area, two-thirds is preserved as Mackinac Island State Park.
	en.freepedia.org /Mackinac_Island.html (606 words)

	The National Parks: Shaping the System (Shaping the System)
		Mackinac National Park would survive only 20 years as such: when the fort was decommissioned in 1895, Congress transferred the federal lands on the island to Michigan for a state park.
		While the early national parks were being established, a separate movement arose to protect the prehistoric cliff dwellings, pueblo ruins, and early missions found by cowboys, army officers, ethnologists, and other explorers on the vast public lands of the Southwest.
		Although many were later incorporated in national parks or otherwise redesignated, and several were abolished, it may be said that nearly a quarter of the units of today's National Park System sprang in whole or part from the Antiquities Act.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/mackintosh1/sts2.htm (1716 words)

	26th Mackinac Island Race
		Three of the things Mackinac Island is most famous for is being the setting for Christopher Reeves' tearjerker flick Somewhere in Time, for banning all nonemergency motor vehicles and for becoming the world's second national park in 1872 (Yellowstone was established three years earlier).
		MACKINAC ISLAND (Sept. 7)--The 26th running of this green isle's 8-mile circumference provided the record field of 2,308 runners with the usual spectacular views of the Mackinac Bridge connecting Michigan's peninsulas as well as unseasonably humid conditions.
		Less than 20 years later island tourist industry honchos persuaded the feds to decommission it, splitting its landmass between a state historic park and private ownership.
	www.michiganrunner.com /august/A_Mac_race.html (367 words)

	Searchengine.net : British National Parks
		National Park, including a park description and information on how to get there, activities, places to stay, facilities, and park history.
		national parks, Mount Revelstoke, Glacier, and Yoho, present themselves in succession beside Hwy 1 in the eastern...
		national park that is home to the Burgess shale World Heritage site.
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	Mackinac Island
		In 1895 the federal government turned the National Park over to the state of Michigan, and the Mackinac Island State Park was created.
		The federal government created the Mackinac National Park in 1875, in response to the island's growing popularity as a summer resort and in order to preserve its historic and natural wonders.
		1895, the federal government turned the National Park over to the state of Michigan and the Mackinac Island State Park was created
	www.michigan.gov /hal/0,1607,7-160-15479-54596--,00.html (533 words)

	Web Bound - Michigan: Parks
		Their descendents are now working with the National Park Service to share these many stories with all the people of America at a national park which relies on partnerships with local communities in the Keweenaw.
		Mackinac Island State Park is open year-round and is free of charge.
		Hennepin Parks, is a natural resources-based park system located in the suburban Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area of Minnesota that manages more than 26,000 acres of park reserves, regional parks, regional trails and special use facilities.
	www.webbound.com /P23/Parks.html (1264 words)

	USA Freedom Corps: About USA Freedom Corps: History of 736 Jackson Place
		Before the age of thirty, he was the Maine delegate to the first national Republican Party convention in 1856, and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Republican organization of Maine prior to the Civil War.
		These attributes served as the basis of the National Register nomination, when the row house was listed as a contributing element within the Lafayette Square Historic District, a significant urban landscape that was shaped by both intentional design and historical accident.
		Elihu Root at 733 Park Avenue, NY (1903), the Murray Guggenheim residence In Elberon, NJ (1903), and the William K Vanderbilt estate at Great Neck, NY (1907), the Henry Clay Frick residence in New York (1914).
	www.usafreedomcorps.gov /content/about_usafc/building (4766 words)

	Michigan Lighthouses
		The National Park Service, which has a page describing the island, is studying restoration of the light station.
		The park, part of a riverfront redevelopment project, was built to commemorate the 300th anniversary of Detroit in 2001; the lighthouse was built in 2003 when a marina was added to the park.
		Relocated in 1983 to Lighthouse Park on the St. Clair River in Marine City; the park is on Water Street between Jefferson and Washington Streets.
	www.unc.edu /~rowlett/lighthouse/mi.htm (13298 words)

	NCTA: Following the NCT
		Mackinac Island was designated as our second national park in 1875, a status it retained until 1895 when the park was turned over to the state.
		The park is the first of several great state parks in Minnesota the NCNST passes through, and is one of the older ones, established in 1915.
		The east trailhead for the NCT in the Chequamegon National Forest is not far away, and a trail project, sponsored by the village of Mellin, Wisconsin, was recently built and certified to connect the two.
	www.northcountrytrail.org /explore/follow/follow.htm (20432 words)

	Mackinac
		Built during the revolution and attacked during the War of 1812 it was given new life with the creation of Mackinac National Park in 1875.
		The centennial of the Mackinac Island State Park Commission is commemorated in this entertaining and informative history of the parks' first 100 years.
		Mackinac State Historic Parks, 2004, 50 pp., Softcover, Illus., $1.00.
	www.michiganhistorymagazine.com /features/islands/books.html (1491 words)

	New on GLIN archive: April 2005
		National Park Week, April 18-24, 2005, is an annual Presidentially proclaimed week for celebration and recognition of Your National Parks.
		Mackinac State Historic Parks protect, preserve and present Mackinac's rich cultural and natural resources to provide outstanding educational and recreational experiences for the public.
		For information on National Parks around the Great Lakes region, visit the GLIN Parks page.
	www.great-lakes.net /news/newonglin_apr.html (719 words)

	Great Lakes Circle Tour: Lake Huron
		Bruce National Park, located on the Bruce Peninsula, which almost cuts off Georgian Bay from Lake Huron, is a patchwork of limestone cliffs, beach and ancient forest scenery.
		Composed of 59 islands and shoals, this tiny park is part of the largest group of fresh-water islands in the world.
		Composed of green islands, lake bottoms and clear cold water, the park is representative of the Georgian Bay Marine region.
	www.great-lakes.net /tourism/circletour/huron (427 words)

	Michigan maps and information page
		Mackinac Island sits in the middle of the Mackinac Strait, and forested Isle Royal is the only (island) National Park in the United States.
		Almost surrounded by four of the fresh water Great Lakes, Michigan is a unique state, divided into two peninsulas, and joined together by a suspension bridge, that spans the Straits of Mackinac.
		(1980) The Republican National Convention is held in Detroit
	www.worldatlas.com /webimage/countrys/namerica/usstates/mi.htm (1400 words)

	Michigan Jobs - CoolWorks.com® - Jobs in Great Places®
		Also summer jobs at Isle Royale National Park, summer camp jobs and resort/ranch jobs in other parts of the state.
		National Park Jobs - Camp Jobs - Ski Resort Jobs - Ranch Jobs - Jobs on Water
		Mackinac which is pronounced Mack-i-naw, is a summer travel destination in northern Michigan.
	www.coolworks.com /michigan.asp (204 words)

	Mackinac Island Virtual Tour Three
		His Annex to the National Park (Yes, the Island was the second National Park!) was laid out with ample lots, wide boulevards, a public park, and an eating house, which protected the houses from kitchen fires.
		[ Favorite Sites ] [ The Mackinac Island Pages ] [ The Mackinac Island Tour Pages ]
		Battlefield of 1814: On August 4, 1814, an American force battled the British in a vain attempt to recapture the Island which the British had seized at the outbreak of the War of 1812.
	eup.k12.mi.us /mackinac/Tourthree.html (348 words)

	Islands of Michigan
		The author has captured the magic of Mackinac Island with her beautiful poetry throughout the legend.
		As a relatively small island, Mackinac is almost perfectly suited to Cameron's style.
		Belle Isle city park in Detroit in the Detroit River
	www.freeglossary.com /Islands_of_Michigan (574 words)

	Upper Peninsula Travel Guides : Upper Peninsula
		The northwest corner is the most desolate, especially the rough and broken Keewanaw Peninsula, and Isle Royale National Park fifty miles offshore.
		From a map, it would seem logical for Michigan's Upper Peninsula, separated from the rest of the state by the Mackinac Straits, to be part of Wisconsin.
		Most of the eastern section is marked by low-lying, sometimes swampy land in between softly undulating limestone hills.
	www.unitedstates.biz /mi/41917/guides (284 words)

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		National City Corporation to Present at The Merrill Lynch Banking and Financial Services Conference
	www.clevelandmoney.com (888 words)

	Michael Ivankovich Antiques - W.H. Gardiner Biography
		You should be aware that Gardiner's Mackinac Island and Florida hand-colored photographs are highly collectible and are very actively sought-after by a growing number of collectors.
		A photographer for most of his life, he is perhaps best known for the hand-colored photographs that he took at Mackinac Island, Michigan.
		William Henry Gardiner was born in Canada and moved to the United States at a very early age.
	www.wnutting.com /nuttinglikepictures/bios-wnlikes/whgardiner.html (236 words)

	Star Line Mackinac Island Ferry
		If you are interested in reciprocal linking, please contact info@mackinacferry.com for more information.
		Copyright © 2001- 2005 Star Line Mackinac Island Hydro-Jet Ferry.
		Cool Places To Visit On The Way To Mackinac
	www.mackinacferry.com /links.phtml?catid=15 (97 words)

	Carriage Companies World-Wide
		purchased a summer home at Seal Harbor and began a life-long association with what was to become Acadia National Park.
		Since motor vehicles are not permitted to intrude on the natural beauty of Mackinac Island, there is no better way to visit this historic isle and see the legendary points of interest than by carriage.
		From Thanksgiving Day through New Year's Eve, evening carriage rides are available at Bronson Park in Kalamazoo.
	www.angelfire.com /biz/DieGelbeRoseCarriage/worldwide.html (1139 words)

	This date in Michigan History
		Just three years after creating Yellowstone National Park—the nation's first national park—Congress made Mackinac Island the nation's second national park.
		Twenty years later, the park was given to Michigan and became the first Michigan State Park.
		Permission is granted to use this content in whole or in part, or broadcast the information contained herein, provided credit is given to Michigan History.
	www.michiganhistorymagazine.com /date/march03/03_03_1875.html (70 words)

	Everything Michigan, Strictly U.P.
		Yooper : A person who willingly resides north of the Mackinac Bridge in Michigan.
	www.everythingmichigan.net /up.htm (263 words)

	InfoSpace
		View UK only results for British National Parks
		View USA only results for British National Parks
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	These United States - Michigan
		Marie; Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum; Mackinac Island; Kellogg's Cereal City USA, Battle Creek; and the Motown Historical Museum in Detroit.
		The British seized Fort Mackinac and Detroit in 1812.
		The opening of the Erie Canal in 1825, along with new land laws and Native American cessions led the way for a flood of settlers.
	www.theseunitedstates.com /michigan.html (314 words)

	Klexus Search Engine: Snowmobile (10)
		Snowmobile Mackinac Straits Area, Mackinaw City, Cheboygan, Carp Lake, St. Ignace, Michigan, Travel and Recreation, Northern...
		Located on Shuswap Lake in beautiful British Columbia, Canada, this is your one stop vacation resource for the North Shuswap.
	www.klexus.com /Snowmobile (136 words)

	Mackinac Bridge Authority Photo Gallery
		Some consider this the best time of year to visit popular attractions such as Mackinac Island, Drummond Island, Lake Superior's Pictured Rocks National Park, the Soo Locks, Tahquamenon Falls, the Porcupine Mountains, Lake of the Clouds, Copper Harbor, Isle Royale National Park and so much more.
		If you haven't had the opportunity to visit the Straits area in the Fall, we invite you to visit our Fall album often for a colorful taste of this spectacular place.
		The Fall season in the Upper Peninsula offers fantastic sightseeing, hiking and hunting opportunities.
	www.mackinacbridge.org /gallery/items.phtml?catid=20 (110 words)

	Club Photo - Gallery
		Yosemite National Park - Olympus 600: One of the world's favorite spots.
		Bicycle: Mackinac Island''s number one mode of transportation.
		Mix of Photographs - 2004: Alley Spring State Park, just to the West of Eminance, Missouri - One of the really nice State Parks in Missouri - James R. Kyle
	www.clubphoto.com /gallery/categories/seasonal/seasonal_summer.php (499 words)

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