Saint Ignace, usually written as St. Ignace, is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 2,678. It is the county seat of Mackinac County.
From the Lower peninsula, St. Ignace is the gateway to the Upper.
St. Ignace Township is located just to the north of the city, but is politically independent.
Located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, St. Ignace is the eastern terminus of the western segment of US-2 and the northern terminus of the Mackinac Bridge, which connects the Upper Peninsula with the Lower Peninsula, at Mackinaw City. Ferry boats run between St. Ignace and Mackinac Island. US I-75 runs over the Mackinac Bridge and through St. Ignace. M-123 starts a few miles north of St. Ignace and heads north into the Tahquamenon Falls area and eventually to Newberry.
St. Ignace is one of the oldest cities in Michigan. French explorer and priest Jacques Marquette founded the town on this site in 1671 and named it for St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuit order. (Ignace is the French translation of Ignatius). (...)
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