Mackinac Island in Mackinac County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Devil's Kitchen

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 30, 2017

1. Devil's Kitchen Marker

Inscription. Devil's Kitchen, a group of small sea caves or niches, is one of the youngest rock formations on Mackinac Island. This large mass of brecciated (fractured and recemented) limestone was formed about 350 million years ago.

Wave action of the last few centuries eroded the softer parts of the limestone creating the smooth-bottomed surfaces. The same wave action undercut and rounded the large rock to the left of the caves.

(photo caption)
Devil's Kitchen as it may have appeared in 1000 A.D.

Made possible by a gift from Mackinac Associates

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Natural Features.

Location. 45° 51.141′ N, 84° 38.265′ W. Marker is on Mackinac Island, Michigan, in Mackinac County. It is on Lake Shore Drive (State Highway 185) 0.8 miles north of Mahoney Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mackinac Island MI 49757, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

and on the Straits of Mackinac.

It is also in the American Midwest

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and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Great North Woods,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Anishnaabek in the 21st Century (approx. 0.4 miles away); "Is it you?" (approx. 0.6 miles away); Grand Hotel (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Grand Hotel (approx. 0.6 miles away); Mackinac Conference (approx. 0.6 miles away); Grand Hotel Golf Course (approx. 0.7 miles away); Woodfill Park (approx. ¾ mile away); The Legacy of Jerry Matthews and Grand Hotel (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mackinac Island.

Also see . . .
1. Devil's Kitchen (Wikipedia). Local stories allege that the Native Americans of the Straits of Mackinac considered the cave to be a location inhabited by bad spirits. Allegedly, the spirits were cannibals who would capture and eat victims who ventured too close to the ill-omened location. The cave

Devil's Kitchen image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 30, 2017

2. Devil's Kitchen

(marker visible on left)

is blackened with soot to this day, allegedly from the evil spirits' cooking fires; hence the name, "Devil's Kitchen." (Submitted on July 19, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. Devil's Kitchen. According to legend, it was the home of Red Gee-bis, who were cannibal giants. (Submitted on July 19, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 19, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 19, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,129 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 19, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.