Straits of Mackinac

The Straits of Mackinac (/ˈmæknɔː/ MAK-in-aw) is a narrow waterway in the U.S. state of Michigan, between Michigan's Lower and Upper Peninsulas. The Straits of Mackinac connect two of the Great Lakes, Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. The straits are five miles (8.0 km) wide and 20 fathoms (120 ft; 37 m) deep. Hydrologically, the two connected lakes can be considered one, which is called Lake Michigan–Huron.

History

The Straits of Mackinac is a major shipping lane, providing passage for raw materials and finished goods and connecting, for instance, the iron mines of Minnesota to the steel mills of Gary, Indiana. Before the railroads reached Chicago from the east, most immigrants arrived in the Midwest and Great Plains by ships on the Great Lakes. The straits is five miles (8 km) wide at its narrowest point, where it is spanned by the Mackinac Bridge. Before the bridge was built, car ferries transported vehicles across the straits. Today passenger-only ferries carry people to Mackinac Island, which does not permit cars. Visitors can take their vehicles on a car ferry to Bois Blanc Island.

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Michigan regulators OK Straits of Mackinac pipeline tunnel

Madison 02 Dec 2023
The state's three-person Public Service Commission approved the project in the Straits of Mackinac on a 2-0 vote ... “An oil spill in the straits would be, in a word, catastrophic,” he said.

Michigan panel OKs Line 5 project in Straits of Mackinac

Grand Rapids Business Journal 01 Dec 2023
Enbridge Energy wants to replace the four-mile segment of an oil pipeline beneath the Straits of Mackinac and run it through a proposed tunnel under the lakebed.

Michigan Public Service Commission Approves Line 5 Tunnel Under the Straits of Mackinac (Sierra Club)

Public Technologies 01 Dec 2023
) Michigan Public Service Commission Approves Line 5 Tunnel Under the Straits of Mackinac ... Lansing, MI- Today, the Michigan Public Service Commission (PSC) approveda tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac for the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline.

Plan to replace Line 5 tunnel in Straits of Mackinac gets OK from Michigan panel

News-Review - Petoskey 01 Dec 2023
LANSING — The Michigan Public Service Commission on Friday gave qualified approval to Enbridge Energy’s plan to replace its oil and gas liquids pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac with one buried beneath the lakebed and encased in concrete.

Michigan Public Service Commission approved Enbridge Line 5 permit for tunnel under Straits of Mackinac

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 01 Dec 2023
A Michigan agency approved a permit for the controversial Enbridge Line 5 replacement tunnel through Straits of Mackinac − a huge win for the Canadian oil giant that is also drawing criticism from tribes and environmental groups.

Michigan Public Service Commission approves Enbridge Line 5 permit for tunnel under Straits of Mackinac

Sheboygan Press 01 Dec 2023
A Michigan agency approved a permit for the controversial Enbridge Line 5 replacement tunnel through Straits of Mackinac − a huge win for the Canadian oil giant that is also drawing outrage from tribes and environmental groups.

Longer dock means more boaters can visit this lighthouse island in Straits of Mackinac

Michigan Live 08 Nov 2023
HELENA ISLAND, MI – An historic island lighthouse in the Straits of Mackinac will be more accessible with the installation of a new roll-out dock extension.

U.S. Coast Guard to conduct training in Straits of Mackinac

Michigan Live 16 Aug 2023
Coast Guard activity in the Straits of Mackinac ... Residents of St. Ignace and Mackinaw City may see increased emergency response activities on Lake Huron east of the Mackinac Bridge as Coast Guard members from Station St.

Michigan deer goes for long swim in Straits of Mackinac, stunning onlookers

Palladium Item 14 Jun 2023
Michigan couple Angie and Dave Morthland watched as the "athletic deer" waded into the Straits of Mackinac waterway ... .

Security Zone: Kokosing ROV Survey Operation, Straits of Mackinac, MI (The eRulemaking Program)

Public Technologies 17 Apr 2023
Security Zone; Kokosing ROV Survey Operation, Straits of Mackinac, MI ... § 165.T09-0207 Security Zone; Tugs Valerie B, Nancy Anne, Champion, and General and crew boat Timmy V operating in the Straits of Mackinac, MI.

Enbridge Enhances Safety Measures in the Straits of Mackinac With Norbit Aptomar’s SeaCOP system (Norbit ASA)

Public Technologies 28 Feb 2023
... safety of its operations in Mackinac, Michigan ... In partnership with NORBIT Aptomar, Enbridge is going the extra mile to ensure a sustainable, safe, and transparent operation in the Straits of Mackinac.

Christmas bird count highlighted by huge ‘raft’ of ducks in Straits of Mackinac

Harbor Light 04 Jan 2023
Redhead ducks arrived in record numbers to the Straits of Mackinac ... The red-headed ducks arrived in record numbers to the Straits of Mackinac ... the waters along the northeast side of the Mackinac Bridge.

Massive gathering of Redhead ducks, other birds spotted in Straits of Mackinac

TheNewsHOOK 31 Dec 2022
Massive gathering of Redhead ducks, other birds spotted in Straits of Mackinac ....

25K and counting: Huge group of Redhead ducks on Straits of Mackinac keeps growing

Michigan Live 29 Dec 2022
An escort by Mackinac Bridge personnel on Wednesday allowed Straits Area Audubon member Steve Baker to obtain new photos of the flock and to post an updated estimate of the birds’ impressive numbers to the Audubon group’s Facebook page.

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