Lake HuronUnited States
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Les Cheneaux Islands
Les Cheneaux Islands ( lay-sha-NO; French: "The Channels") are an archipelago of 36 small islands, some inhabited, along 12 miles of Lake Huron shoreline on the southeastern tip of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States.
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Les Cheneaux Islands ( lay-sha-NO; French: "The Channels") are an archipelago of 36 small islands, some inhabited, along 12 miles of Lake Huron shoreline on the southeastern tip of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States. It was named by French explorers in the 17th century, after the many navigable channels between the islands in the group. The chain is situated approximately 30 miles northeast of Mackinac Island and about 35 miles south of Sault Ste. Marie. They are under the jurisdiction of Clark Township in Mackinac County, mostly in and around Cedarville, home to the Les Cheneaux Historical and Maritime museums.
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Census, cataloged
Also in the area
Inside the group's outline but not confirmed as members by any source.
- Hill Island193 m · 1.3 km²
- Boot Island188 m · 0.7 km²
- Island Number Eight190 m · 0.63 km²
- Coryell Island189 m · 0.46 km²
- Cove Island176 m · 0.7 ha
- White Loon Island176 m · 0.4 ha
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Comparative heights
- Hill: 193 m
- Island Number Eight: 190 m
- Coryell: 189 m
- Boot: 188 m
- Cove: 176 m
- White Loon: 176 m
To the same scale
Islands by area
| Hill Island | 1.3 km² |
| Boot Island | 0.7 km² |
| Island Number Eight | 0.63 km² |
| Coryell Island | 0.46 km² |
| Cove Island | 0.7 ha |
| White Loon Island | 0.4 ha |
Photographs
View of the Port Dolomite mine, Clark Twp., Michigan.
Digital sunset photo taken on Marquette Island, May 2016.
Les Cheneaux Islands, Cedarville Bay
“it is a serious thing // just to be alive / on this fresh morning / in this broken world.” ~ Mary Oliver
Les Cheneaux Community Library
Les Cheneaux Community Schools
Les Cheneaux Historical Museum
Michigan Historical Commission Registered State Site No. 735, 2015 Marker
The Les Cheneaux Islands are a group of 36 glacially shaped islands near the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, seen in this image acquired with the OLI (Operational Land Imager) on Landsat 9 on July 23, 2026.
The Les Cheneaux Islands are a group of 36 glacially shaped islands near the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, seen in this image acquired with the OLI (Operational Land Imager) on Landsat 9 on July 23, 2026.
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Photographs
- Port Dolomite. -privatetristanbongo- / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Les Cheneaux 29 May 2016. Zjamesbeck / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Morning - Les Cheneaux Islands. Kate Ter Haar / CC BY 2.0
- “it is a serious thing - just to be alive - on this fresh morning - in this broken world.” ~ Mary Oliver - Flickr - katerha. Kate Ter Haar from Cedarville, MI, USA / CC BY 2.0
- Les Cheneaux Community Library. Gpwitteveen / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Les Cheneaux Community Schools. Gpwitteveen / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Les Cheneaux Historical Museum. Gpwitteveen / CC BY-SA 3.0
- A brief history of Les Cheneaux Islands - some new chapters of Mackinac history (1911) (14791691323). Internet Archive Book Images / No restrictions
- LeopoldMarker. Berksee / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Michigan’s Les Cheneaux Islands (1278372 - lrg). NASA Earth Observatory/Lauren Dauphin / Public domain
- Michigan’s Les Cheneaux Islands (1278372). NASA Earth Observatory/Lauren Dauphin / Public domain
- Les Cheneaux Maritime Museum. Gpwitteveen / CC BY-SA 3.0