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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 8-K

                                CURRENT REPORT

                    PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                       SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

      DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED) May 6, 1996

                               MCN CORPORATION
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
                                      
       MICHIGAN                 1-10070            38-2820658
State of Incorporation     (Commission File     (I.R.S. Employer
                                Number)         Identification No.)

 500 GRISWOLD STREET, DETROIT, MICHIGAN               48226
(Address of principal executive offices)           (Zip Code)

             Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
                                (313) 256-5500

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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS

        The registrant is filing herewith the following in connection with the
offering by MCN Investment Corporation ("MCN Investment") of up to $500,000,000
of its unsecured notes, designated as Medium-Term Notes, Series B ("Offered
Notes") pursuant to the registration statement of the registrant and MCN 
Investment on Form S-3 (No. 333-01523) filed with the Securities and Exchange 
Commission under the Securities Act of 1933. 

                              INDEX TO EXHIBITS

EXHIBIT
NUMBER                              EXHIBIT


1-1                 Distribution Agreement dated May 6, 1996 with respect to 
                    the Offered Notes.

12-1                Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges for
                    MCN Investment.

12-2                Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges for
                    MCN Corporation.
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                                  SIGNATURE

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                             MCN CORPORATION
                                        
                                        By /s/ Sebastian Coppola
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                                           Sebastian Coppola
                                           Vice President and Treasurer


Date: May 7, 1996