Wolves and moose, the wild North Woods forest, everchanging weather and a cool climate, and the crystal clear waters and rugged shoreline of Lake Superior characterize Isle Royale National Park.
?There! On the riverbank, sir! The great copper boulder before our very eyes? the tales we have heard all these years bore the truth!? The first Michigan state geologist and renowned surveyor, Douglass Houghton, let the moment wash over him.
Wild Beauty on the Lake Superior Shore . . . Multicolored sandstone cliffs, beaches, sand dunes, waterfalls, inland lakes, wildlife and the forest of the Lake Superior shoreline beckon visitors to explore this 73, 000+ acre park.
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore encompasses a 60 km (35 mi.) stretch of Lake Michigan's eastern coastline, as well as North and South Manitou Islands.
The world-famous "Soo Locks" were a private enterprise until transferred to the U.S. Government in 1881.
Located in the northern lower peninsula of Michigan, lies the Huron-Manistee National Forests. The forests contain approximately 964, 413 acres, including 5, 786 acres of wetlands.
The almost one million acres of the Ottawa National Forest are located in the western Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It extends from the south shore of Lake Superior down to Wisconsin and the Nicolet National Forest.
Located between three of the Great Lakes, within the central and eastern portion of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, lies the Hiawatha National Forest.