| Recognition:
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Proposed
for Legal Dedication,
The Nature Conservancy Natural Areas Registry,
State of Michigan Forest Plan |
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| Size: |
2,502 acres |
| Location:
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In the
western portion of Mackinac County, on the shore of Lake Michigan |
| Management: |
Lake
Superior State Forest |
| Activities:
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Hiking, hunting, photography, nature
study, scenic vistas, birdwatching, wildflower viewing |
Importance:
The site has all the characteristic and significant features of
northern Great Lakes shores: dunes, interdunal wetland, cobble
beach, Great Lakes endemic plants, and rare shorebirds. The
interdunal swales are among the longest known and a good example of
this uncommon community (fewer than 50 good sites anywhere) which is
restricted to the shores of the Great Lakes. This is one of the
longest stretches of Lake Michigan shoreline not bounded by roads
and cottages, an example of Great Lakes shoreline mostly as it was
at the time of European settlement. |
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