Holcombe Beach

Historical marker location:

37400 Dodge Park Road, Sterling Heights, Michigan

( Marker is on Dodge Park Road, 0.2 miles north of Metropolitan Parkway (16 Mile Road), on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1977

The name "Michigan" comes from the Ojibwe word "mishigamaa," which means "large water" or "large lake." This refers to Lake Michigan, which is one of the five Great Lakes that border the state.