Hackley Public Library

Historical marker location:

316 W Webster Ave, Muskegon, Michigan

( Marker is on West Webster Avenue east of 3rd Street, on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 1990

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.