Welcome to Michiwaukee Shores ...
Michiwaukee Shores is located in the eastern region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).
Michiwaukee Shores is located in Schoolcraft County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Michiwaukee Shores: Michiwaukee Shrs.
Michiwaukee Shores is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Michiwaukee Shores lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Michiwaukee Shores and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Area Code for Michiwaukee Shores: 906
Communities near Michiwaukee Shores ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Michiwaukee Shores.
- Manistique
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Garden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cooks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
- Cooks is located in Schoolcraft County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooks <3>
- Garden Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Corners
- Garden Corners is located in Delta County
- Isabella
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
- Isabella is located in Delta County
- Gulliver
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Nahma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nahma have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahma
- Nahma is located in Delta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nahma <3>
- Steuben
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Steuben. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Steuben is located in Schoolcraft County
- Devils Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Corner
- Devils Corner is located in Delta County
- Parkington ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parkington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkington
- Parkington is located in Schoolcraft County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Michiwaukee Shores. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Michiwaukee Shores.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Michiwaukee Shores. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Michiwaukee Shores.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Michiwaukee Shores. See our Newspapers Page for Michiwaukee Shores.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Michiwaukee Shores ...
Looking for more information about Michiwaukee Shores? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Michiwaukee Shores, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Michiwaukee Shores.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Schoolcraft, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Michiwaukee Shores - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |