Les Cheneaux Islands
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Les Cheneaux Islands are a group 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. The name is French for the channels, noting the many channels between the islands in the group. They are about 30 miles north and east of the Straits of Mackinac and about 35 miles south of Sault Ste. Marie. The islands are a popular resort and boating and kayaking area. The nearby communities of Hessel and Cedarville on the mainland offer marinas, camping, lodging, restaurants, and shopping. The Les Chenaux Islands Antique Boat Show & Festival of the Arts is held each year in Hessel. The event, which is scheduled for the second Saturday in August each year, was started in 1976 by longtime summer resident Kenneth P. Horsburgh Sr.
Some of the larger islands:
- Birch Island
- Boot Island
- Coryell Island
- Goose Island
- Government Island, federally owned, administered through Hiawatha National Forest, primitive campground
- Hill Island, connected by causeway and bridge with the mainland
- Island No. 8, connected by bridge with the mainland via Hill Island
- La Salle Island
- Little La Salle Island
- Long Island
- Marquette Island, the largest
- Strongs Island
Some of the smaller islands:
- Haven Island
- Goat Island
- Dollar Island
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