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Ninneegoes Bay

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TypeBay
Coordinates45.8053° N, 85.5229° W
WithinBeaver Island archipelago

Summary

Ninneegoes Bay is a GNIS-named bay in the Beaver Island archipelago. The current OpenStreetMap snapshot contains a matching named natural=bay node carrying GNIS feature 1618649. The unusual name is preserved as a geographic record, but its language, namesake, and historical uses have not yet been established from the sources held.

Open questions

  • What is the origin and correct historical interpretation of “Ninneegoes”?
  • Can Garden Island maps, Indigenous-history sources, or local records document the bay?

Sources

  1. U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System, Domestic Names (Michigan), retrieved 2026-07-28.
    GNIS feature 1618649; feature class 'Bay'.
    federal · gnis · gnis_names
  2. OpenStreetMap contributors, named water features via Overpass API, retrieved 2026-07-28 (ODbL 1.0).
    Node 369021452 is named Ninneegoes Bay, tagged natural=bay, and carries GNIS feature 1618649.
    osm · water