Waugoshance Point

The location of Waugoshance point on the U.S. State of Michigan's Lower Peninsula.

Waugoshance Point (GNIS ID#1615889) is a 2.5-mile-long (4.0 km) cape[1] or peninsula that juts into Lake Michigan from the northwest coast of the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan in Emmet County. It separates the Straits of Mackinac to its north from Sturgeon Bay to the south and is part of Wilderness State Park. The nearest town is Mackinaw City. Waugoshance is a hybrid word, that combines the Anishinaabemowin word wah'goosh[2] (English: fox) and the French word anse[3] (English: cove).

Waugosance Point sandy beach, with reef lighthouse on horizon.
  1. ^ "Waugoshance Point". United States Board on Geographic Names.[dead link]
  2. ^ "Native American Glossary". Native Americans of Northern Michigan. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
  3. ^ "English Translation of "anse"". Collins French English Dictionary. Retrieved 2014-10-11.