Kewadin Casino, Manistique
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| The Kewadin casino in Manistique is one of the Chippewa Tribe's six. Since opening their first casino in 1984, they've become the U.P.'s biggest employer. |
One of five U.P. casinos owned by the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, this casino was opened in 1994. The success of the tribe's flagship casino in Sault Ste. Marie made this expansion possible in just nine years. Manistique has 279 slots (more than their casinos at Christmas and Hessel) and at the moment three blackjack tables, one three-card poker table, one Let-It-Ride table, and one Two-Deck Pitch table. In Ojibwa, "Kewadin" approximately means "up north." It's pronounced "key-WAY-den."
The 60-seat restaurant offers a full-service menu three meals a day, seven days a week, plus Friday- and Saturday-night buffets. The bar has a big-screen TV for sports. Smoking is permitted in Michigan casinos and tribal properties. 
5 miles east of Manistique on U.S. 2. (906) 341-5510. Open 8 a.m. until 3 a.m. Table games are played Sun-Wed 4 p.m. to midnight, Thurs-Sat noon-2 a.m. Wheelchair-accessible.
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