Elizabeth Morse
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Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
Native Americans in Michigan’s Straits of Mackinac region thought that the shape of Mackinac Island was like that of a turtle, so they named the region Mishi-mikinaak, meaning “big turtle.” French settlers used a version of the original pronunciation: Michilimackinac.