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Mackinac County, Michigan

85 topographic sheets cover 35 settlements here, and 22 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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From the record

22 National Register listings published here, 3 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Michigan within the United States
Mackinac County within Michigan

What the record shows

  • 388 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 22 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 13 buildings, 4 structures, 3 districts and 2 sites.
  • 9 of the 22 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 35 populated places in this county; 35 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

22

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
John Chambers Housebuilding198282002849
Fort Mackinacdistrict197070000280
Mathew Geary Housebuilding197171000407
Grand Hotelbuilding197272000637
Gros Cap Cemeterysite197171000406
Hessel Schoolbuilding2019100004234
Hiawatha Sportsman's Club 1931 Maintenance Building and Commissarybuilding201111000865
Indian Dormitorybuilding197171000408
Lansing Shoals Light Stationstructure200505000979
Mackinac Islanddistrict196666000397
Mackinac Trail-Carp River Bridgestructure199999001528
Manitou Lodgebuilding201111000866
Martin Reef Light Stationstructure200505000743
Mission Churchbuilding197171000409
Mission Housebuilding197171000410
Round Island Lighthousebuilding197474000994
Round Island Passage Lightstructure201313000583
Sacred Heart-Gros Cap Churchbuilding201616000217
St. Helena Island Light Stationdistrict198888000442
St. Ignace Missionsite196666000398
Robert Stuart Housebuilding197171000411
Lawrence Andrew Young Cottagebuilding199797000800

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

163 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 163 of them, burning about 2,468 acres. 20 started naturally and 2 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning48
Missing data/not specified/undetermined29
Recreation and ceremony27
Natural20
Equipment and vehicle use14
Power generation/transmission/distribution7
Fireworks4
Railroad operations and maintenance4
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Smoking3
Arson/incendiarism2
Other causes1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
23 August 1999Recreation and ceremony900 acresHiawatha National ForestTROLL FIRE
5 May 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined775 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesMACKINAC3
29 April 2003Debris and open burning172 acresHiawatha National ForestLOVEGROVE
18 April 2015Fireworks55 acresHiawatha National ForestPRAIRIE LANE
14 April 2003Debris and open burning40 acresHiawatha National ForestSIMMONS ROAD
10 July 2018Recreation and ceremony38 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesCLARK TOWNSHIP VFD 0201827 - 2018
7 May 2003Debris and open burning33 acresMichigan Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
15 May 2018Natural32 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesHESSEL

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1975 to 2025

59 of 59 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 59 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 1 injury and about $360,000 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind31
Hail18
Flash Flood5
Tornado4
Lightning1

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 1984Tornado (F2)not stated1 hurt, $25,000no account filed
March 2000LightningSt Ignace$150,000Fire fighters in Saint Ignace believe a bolt of lightning caused a fire at the Father Marquette Memorial Museum in Saint Ignace. The fire destroyed the building. The Museum honored Father Marquette, the man who founded Saint Ignace 300 years previous.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindBrevort Lake$50,000Over 100 trees in Brevort Lake Campground fell over tents and campers.
August 2004Flash FloodEpoufette$40,000Heavy rain swelled the Cut River in central Mackinac County. The river washed out part of the west approach to the bridge that carried US-2 across the river. A portion of Epoufette Bay Road was also washed out.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindMackinac Is$35,000Several trees were downed. One tree fell onto a century-old cottage, causing substantial damage to the roof and porch, and shattering windows. Large limbs were downed at the Grand Hotel golf course, and fencing was damaging along Huron Road.
September 2010Flash FloodMoran$18,000A large culvert washed out, rendering East Lake Road impassable just north of Moran. A pick-up truck fell into the washed-out section, which the driver did not see just after rounding a corner.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindSt Ignace Arpt$16,000Several trees and power lines were downed on the north side of the city of St Ignace, as well as on Mackinac Island.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindSt Ignace$9,000A camper was flipped over on the Mackinac Bridge. A 60 mph gust was measured at the Mackinac Island Airport.
August 2005Thunderstorm WindCurtis$6,000Tree damage occurred in and west of Curtis. Two boats on the south shore of Manistique Lake were flipped over.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindCurtis$5,000Trees and power lines downed.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindMackinac Bridge$5,000Trailer tipped over on bridge by wind.
September 2005Thunderstorm WindSt Ignace$1,000Large tree downed by wind at Foley Creek Campground.
March 2025HailCharles-Report of nickel size hail 7.5 miles WNW of Hessel in eastern Mackinac county.
May 2022HailHessel-Golf ball sized hail in Hessel. Time estimated by radar.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindCurtis-Wind gusts to 60 mph were estimated in the Curtis area.
May 2011Tornado (EF0)Manistique Lake-The waterspout formed from an otherwise unimpressive rain shower on the Helmer Bay portion of Manistique Lake in Luce County. It drifted south, crossing into Mackinac County, and soon dissipated over the southeastern portion of the lake.
July 2006HailPoint Aux Pins-Nickel sized hail on Bois Blanc Island.
August 2004Flash FloodEpoufette-The flooding (see earlier report) took about an hour and a half to disperse.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindCurtis-Numerous trees down.
August 2002HailMoran-Damage to patrol car.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindHessel-Numerous 14-16 inch diameter trees down.
October 2002Thunderstorm WindGould City-A few trees down.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindCountywide-Numerous reports of trees and power lines down around Eckerman, Engadine, St. Ignace and Cedarville.
July 1999Flash FloodEngadine-Few inches of standing water on local streets.
July 1999Thunderstorm WindCurtis-Trees down.
September 1998HailSt Ignace-Hail briefly covered the ground.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindCurtis-Measured wind gust of 67 mph. Numerous trees down in and around Curtis.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindEngadine-Numerous trees down.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindEpoufette-Estimated winds of greater than 60 mph. Big trees down.
July 1995TornadoCut River Bridge-Unconfirmed tornado reported by public.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindMackinac Bridge-Winds gust of 90 mph measured on bridge. Sustained wind of 85-88 mph lasted for about 10 minutes. Lightning damaged the main bridge power generator.
October 2016HailMoran-no account filed
July 2016HailSt Ignace-no account filed
September 2014HailCurtis-no account filed
July 2013Thunderstorm WindMackinac Is Arpt-no account filed
July 2013HailCurtis-no account filed
July 2008HailCurtis-no account filed
August 2008HailCharles-no account filed
August 2008HailHessel-no account filed
July 2007HailCedarville-no account filed
August 2003HailEngadine-no account filed
July 2002Thunderstorm WindSt Ignace-no account filed
August 2002Thunderstorm WindMoran-no account filed
August 2002HailSt Ignace-no account filed
April 2001Flash FloodCentral Portion-no account filed
August 2001HailGould City-no account filed
August 2001Thunderstorm WindEngadine-no account filed
August 2001Thunderstorm WindCurtis-no account filed
July 1996HailEngadine-no account filed
August 1988Tornado (F1)not stated-no account filed
July 1987Thunderstorm Windnot stated-no account filed
July 1985Thunderstorm Windnot stated-no account filed
July 1984Thunderstorm Windnot stated-no account filed
June 1983Thunderstorm Windnot stated-no account filed
September 1983Thunderstorm Windnot stated-no account filed
August 1979Thunderstorm Windnot stated-no account filed
August 1979Hailnot stated-no account filed
September 1976Thunderstorm Windnot stated-no account filed
September 1975Thunderstorm Windnot stated-no account filed

Mines and quarries

31 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 31 workings inside this county. 25 still produce and 6 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction20
Stone, Crushed/Broken7
Fire Clay (Refractory)1
Dolomite1
Limestone, General1
Silica1

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Cedarville QuarryDolomiteProducer1955
East Hical QuarryLimestone, GeneralProducer1930
Plateau SiteSilicaProducerSedimentary
Pryor and Reavie Clay PitFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Cedarville PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Fiborn Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Gould City Limestone ExposureStone, Crushed/BrokenProspect
Hunt Spur Limestone ExposureStone, Crushed/BrokenProspect
Inland Lime & Stone Co. QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Ozark Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Union Carbide's Hendricks Ls QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
A.O. QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Bawks and Beacom Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Duncon PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Feske PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gould City PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Mackinac County Pits-Lake PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Mike Mangene Inc. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Ozanich Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Reuben Abram Excavating PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Rudy Sherlund PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Sand Products Corp PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
State of Michigan PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
State of Michigan PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
State of Michigan PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
State of Michigan PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Taylor PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Taylor PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Vertz PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Whitehead Co. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Whitehead Co. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every populated place in the county

35

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.

Provenance

  • Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
  • Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
  • Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.