Manitou Passage Underwater Preserve

Manitou Passage Underwater Preserve
Location within the state of Michigan
Location	Lake Michigan, Leelanau County, Michigan USA
Nearest city	Empire, Michigan
Coordinates	45°00′18″N 85°58′05″W / 45.005°N 85.968°W / 45.005; -85.968
Governing body	Michigan Department of Natural Resources

The Manitou Passage Underwater Preserve is a preservation area in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located in Lake Michigan, it completely surrounds North Manitou Island and South Manitou Island. It includes much of that portion of Lake Michigan that borders the federally protected Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.^[1]