Here’s how to correctly pronounce Michigan places, streets, cities and more

Michigan is filled with places, streets, people and other things even Michiganders have trouble pronouncing.

The Bureau of Services for Blind Persons Braille and Talking Book Library, along with LARA, developed a Michigan pronunciation guide to help us all correctly pronounce those tough words.

“In addition, whether you’ve lived here all your life, just moved here, or happen to be visiting or planning a vacation to this great state, the below directory can help you with the correct pronunciation of Michigan’s many unique cities and places.”

Here are some commonly misspoken words on the list:

• Au Gres (Ō GRĀ)
• Au Sable (OU SÄB-əl)
• Au Train (Ô TRĀN)
• Charlevoix (SHÄR-lə-VOI)
• Cheboygan (shə-BOI-gən)
• Chesaning (CHES-ə-ning)
• Clio (KLĪ-ō)
• Cohoctah (kō-HOK-tə)
• Decatur (də-KĀ-tûr)
• Dequindre (də-KWIN-dûr)
• Dowagiac (dō-WÄ-jak)
• Epoufette (EP-oo-FET)
• Evangeline (ē-VÂN-gel-ēn)
• Gibraltar (JIB-räl-tûr)
• Goetzville (GĀTZ-vil)
• Gogebic (gō-GĒ-bik)
• Hiawatha (hī-ə-WÄ-thə)
• Kawkawlin (KÔ-KÔ-lin)
• Kenockee (KEN-ə-kē)
• Keweenaw (KĒ-wə-NAW)
• Kitch-iti-kipi Springs (kich-ə-TI-KIP-ē SPRINGZ)
• Koegel’s (KŌ-gəlz)
• Koehler (KŌ-lûr)
• Lachine (lə-SHĒN)
• Lafayette (lä-fā-ET)
• LaGrange (lə-GRÂNJ)
• Lahser (LÄ-sûr)
• L’Anse (LÄNS)
• Leonidas (lē-ō-NĪ-das)
• Les Cheneaux Islands (LĀ shə-NŌ Ī-landz)
• Livernois (LIV-ûr-noi)
• Macatawa (mak-ə-TOU-ə)
• Mackinac (MAK-in-ô)
• Mackinac Bridge (MAK-in-ô BRIJ)
• Mackinac Island (MAK-in-ô Ī-land)
• Mackinaw (MAK-in-ô)
• Mackinaw City (MAK-in-ô SI-tē)
• Manistee (mân-əs-TĒ)
• Manistique (mân-əs-TĒK)
• Michilimackinac (mish-il-ə-MAK-in-aô)
• Novi (NŌ-vī)
• Oceola (os-ē-Ō-lə)
• Ocqueoc (ÔK-kē-ôk)
• Ogemaw (Ō-gə-maw)
• Okemos (ŌK-ə-məs)
• Onaway (ON-ə-wā)
• Oneida (ō-NĪ-də)
• Onekama (ō-NEK-ə-mə)
• Onondaga (ON-ən-DĀ-gə)
• Onota (ō-NÄ-tə)
• Osceola (OS-Ē-ōl-ə)
• Oscoda (o-SKŌ-də)
• Oshtemo (OSH-tə-mō)
• Osseo (OS-ē-ō)
• Ossineke (ä-sin-ĒK)
• Otisco (ō-TIS-kō)
• Peshawbestown (SHÔ-bē-toun)
• Petoskey (pə-TOS-kē)
• Pewamo (pə-WÄM-ō)
• Pinconning (pin-KON-ing)
• Pointe Aux Barques (POINT Ô BÄRKS)
• Pointe Aux Pins (POINT Ô PIN)
• Pokagon (pō-KĀ-gən)
• Polkton (PŌLK-tən)
• Pompeii (pom-pē-Ī)
• Ponshewaing (PON-shə-wāng)
• Pontiac (PON-[t]ē-ak)
• Potowatomi (pot-ə-WÄT-ə-mē)
• Quanicassee (KWAN-ə-kə-SĒ)
• Reuther, Walter (ROO-thûr, WÄL-tûr)
• Romulus (ROM-yoo-lus)
• Sanilac (SÂN-ə-LAK)
• Saranac (SÂR-ə-NAK)
• Sauble (SOU-bûl)
• Saugatuck (SÔ-gə-tuk)
• Sault Ste. Marie (SOO SĀNT mə-RĒ)
• Sebewa (SIB-ə-wə)
• Sebewaing (SĒB-wing)
• Secord (SĒ-cōrd)
• Seney (SEN-ē)
• Seul Choix Point (si-SHWÔ POINT)
• Seville (sə-VIL)
• Tahquamenon Falls (tə-KWÄM-i-nän FÄLZ)
• Tecumseh (tə-KUM-sē)
• Tekonsha (tə-KON-shə)
• Tittabawassee (tit-ə-bə-WÄ-sē)
• Tuscarora (tus-kə-RŌR-ə)
• Tuscola (tus-KŌL-ə)
• Ubly (UB-lē)
• Unadilla (oon-ə-DIL-ə)
• Vergennes (vûr-JENZ)
• Wabaningo (WÔ-bə-NING-ō)
• Wacousta (wô-KOO-stə)
• Waishkey Bay (WĀSH-kē BĀ)
• Wequetonsing (wek-wə-TON-sing)
• Zilwaukee (zil-WÔ-kē)

You can check out the full list here.