Manitou (disambiguation)

Manitou is a general term for spirit beings among many Algonquian Native American groups.

Manitou or Manitu may also refer to:

Business

• Manitou, a subsidiary of Hayes Bicycle that designs and manufactures suspension and dropper seat posts for mountain bikes
• Manitou, a subsidiary of Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP) that designs and manufactures luxury, performance pontoon boats
• Manitou Group, a France-based manufacturer of fork lifts and other heavy equipment

Communities

Canada

• Manitou, Manitoba, an unincorporated urban community
• Manitou Beach, a resort village in Saskatchewan

United States

Listed alphabetically by state

• Manitou Springs, Colorado, a home rule municipality
• Manitou, Kentucky, an unincorporated community
• Manitou County, Michigan, existed from 1855 to 1895
• Manitou, New York, a place in Putnam County, New York
• Manitou, North Dakota, an unincorporated community
• Manitou, Oklahoma, a town

Geography

• Manitou Island (disambiguation), several places
• Manitou Lake (disambiguation), several places
• Manitou Park (disambiguation), several places
• Manitou Passage, a navigable Lake Michigan waterway
• Manitou River (disambiguation), several places

Media

• "Manitou", a song by the heavy metal band Venom from the album At War with Satan
• The Manitou , a 1978 American horror movie
• Manitou (DC Comics), Native American superheroes published in American comic books.

Watercraft

• SY Manitou, a performance cruising yacht launched in 1937; served as the presidential yacht of John F. Kennedy
• USS Manitou, onetime name of USS Fort Hindman, a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War

Other uses

• Manitou, alternate name of Léon Ashkenazi, French Rabbi and thinker of the 20th century
• Manitou station, a limited-service stop on the Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line in Putnam County, New York
• Manitou–Morden, a former provincial electoral division in Manitoba, Canada

See also

• All pages with titles containing Manitou
• All pages with titles beginning with Manitou
• Gitche Manitou, the Great Spirit among many Algonquian groups
• Manito (disambiguation)
• Manitoulin (disambiguation)