Tourists (and not a few locals) to Michigan are frequently lured into the spelling/pronunciation trap of the tourist attraction located between the near-intersection of the state's upper and lower peninsulas. The city on the mainland of the lower peninsula is 'Mackinaw' City, from which you can take the 'Mackinac' Bridge north into St. Ignace and Michigan's upper peninsula. If you get on a ferry (from either Mackinaw City or St. Ignace,) you can catch a ride to 'Mackinac' Island. And -- if you've been reading all of this out loud, every time you come to the words 'Mackinaw' and 'Mackinac', they are actually pronounced the same: "mack-i-naw" (and never "mack-i-nack").
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