Manitou Passage

Manitou Passage is a navigable Lake Michigan waterway separating North and South Manitou Island from mainland Michigan.^[1][2] The passage—used by deep-draft lake freighters—is located in Leelanau County and is within the Manitou Passage Underwater Preserve.

John F. Kennedy's president yacht S/Y Manitou was named after Manitou Passage.^[3]

References

1. "Manitou Passage". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 1980-04-14. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
2. "11: Lake Michigan". United States Coast Pilot 6: Great Lakes: Lakes Ontario, Erie, Huron, Michigan and Superior, and St. Lawrence River (43rd ed.). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service. 2013. p. 323. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
3. "John F. Kennedy Fast Facts: Manitou (Boat)". John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. Retrieved 2013-11-26.

External links

• NOAA Nautical Chart 14912

44°59′18″N 85°58′26″W