Editing Moran Township, Michigan (section)

== Geography ==
The township is in central Mackinac County, along the northeast shore of [[Lake Michigan]]. The southeastern end of the township touches the [[Straits of Mackinac]] at the northeast end of the lake. The city of [[St. Ignace, Michigan|St. Ignace]] borders the township to the southeast. 

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|134.42|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|127.57|sqmi|km2|2}} are land and {{convert|6.85|sqmi|km2|2}}, or 5.10%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/>

=== Communities ===
*'''[[Brevort, Michigan|Brevort]]''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in the township on [[U.S. Route 2 in Michigan|U.S. Route 2]] at {{Coord|46|01|08|N|85|02|30|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Brevort, Michigan}}, approximately {{convert|20|mi}} northwest of [[St. Ignace, Michigan|St. Ignace]].<ref>{{gnis|621937|Brevort, Michigan}}</ref> The community is not a part of [[Brevort Township, Michigan|Brevort Township]], which is adjacent to Moran Township on the north and east.
* '''Gros Cap''' is an unincorporated community in the township on Lake Michigan, approximately {{convert|5|mi|0}} west of St. Ignace at {{Coord|45|52|13|N|84|49|40|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Gros Cap, Michigan}}<ref>{{gnis|1620086|Gros Cap, Michigan}}</ref>
* '''Ozark''' is a mostly unpopulated historic locale in the township at {{Coord|46|08|31|N|84|57|56|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Ozark, Michigan}}.<ref>{{gnis|1621137|Ozark, Michigan}}</ref> It was the site for the charcoal kilns of the Martel Furnace Company and was a flag stop named "Johnson's" on the [[Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway]] in 1882. A post office named Ozark operated from June 1884 until August 1966. The name was derived from the early [[French language|French]] name for the place ''Aux Arc'', meaning "at the bend."<ref name="Romig">{{cite book | last = Romig | first = Walter | year = 1986 | title = Michigan Place Names | orig-year= 1973 | publisher = Wayne State University Press | location = Detroit, Michigan | isbn = 0-8143-1838-X}}</ref>

===Attractions===
* [[Father Marquette National Memorial]]
* [[Fred Dye Nature Sanctuary]]
* [[Hiawatha National Forest]] (part)
* [[North Country Trail]] (segment) 
* [[St. Helena Island (Michigan)|St. Helena Island]]