Keweenaw County

English

Etymology

Believed to be from a Native American word meaning "portage".

Proper noun

Keweenaw County

  1. one of 83 counties in Michigan, USA, with its county seat in Eagle River. Situated on the Keweenaw Peninsula on Michigan's Upper Peninsula, it also includes Isle Royale in Lake Superior, which was a separate county during the 19th century.
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