• CCC Museum, Roscommon www.michigan.gov/cccmuseum More than 100,000 young men worked in Michigan's forests during the Great Depression and lived in barracks like this. See how "Roosevelt's tree army" served the state, creating a legacy that we enjoy today. |
• Father Marquette National Memorial, St. Ignace www.michigan.gov/marquettememorial Enjoy Michigan's natural beauty while walking interpretive trails and visiting Father Marquette's National Memorial. See a panoramic view of the Mackinac Bridge. |
• Fayette Historic Townsite, Garden www.michigan.gov/fayettetownsite The voices and laughter of long-ago residents almost echo through the streets of this deserted 1880s company town. |
• Fort Wilkins and Copper Harbor Lighthouse, Copper Harbor www.michigan.gov/ftwilkins In the mid 19th century, Fort Wilkins was a U.S. Army post on the northern frontier. Experience what life was like for the fort's residents and for the lightkeepers at nearby Copper Harbor Lighthouse. |
• Hartwick Pines Logging Museum, Grayling www.michigan.gov/loggingmuseum Return to the state's 19th-century logging era, when thousands of men cut millions of board feet of lumber, and Michigan led the nation in sawed lumber production. |
• Make Your 2012 State Park Camping Reservations Make all of your campground and harbor reservations any time of the day. You can reserve your site up to 6 months in advance of the date you'd like to camp. Come out and enjoy the outdoors by reserving a destination everyone can enjoy.
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• Mann House, Concord www.michigan.gov/mannhouse Not far from Michigan's urban centers is a small town where two sisters grew up in the late 19th century. Discover their Victorian home, sleighs, gardens and other artifacts of their genteel upbringing. |
• Michigan eStore Purchase products from the Michigan eStore. Donate to Children's Trust Fund and more! |
• Michigan Historical Museum, Lansing www.michigan.gov/museum The flagship of the Michigan Historical Museum System, the Michigan Historical Museum offers you Michigan's rich past, from the time of the state's earliest peoples to the late 20th century. |
• Michigan Iron Industry Museum, Negaunee www.michigan.gov/ironindustrymuseum Michigan's iron built the rails westward and the skyscrapers upward. Find out what it was like to work underground and follow the trail to the site of the Carp River Forge. |
• Muskegon Winter Sports Complex--Winter Fun at Muskegon State Park There's no end to the fun at a Michigan State Park. So grab your mittens and get going. Cross-country skiing (PDF), snowshoeing, sledding, skating, ice fishing, snowmobiling and a host of other activities can keep an outdoor enthusiast busy during the snowy season. And there's more: dog sledding, wildlife viewing, hunting (in season) and there's even a luge run at Muskegon State Park. |
• Natural Resources (DNR) The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is committed to the conservation, protection, management, use and enjoyment of the state's natural and cultural resources for current and future generations. |
• Recreation Passport Af of Oct. 1, 2010 the $10 Recreation Passport replaced the state park sticker for access into all state parks, recreation areas and boat launches. To get the Recreation Passport, Michigan residents can check "YES" on their license plate renewal forms. The Recreation Passport also helps preserve forest campgrounds and trails, historic and cultural sites in state parks, and local parks. |
• Sanilac Petroglyphs, Bad Axe www.michigan.gov/sanilacpetroglyphs Rock carvings, known as petroglyphs, etched into a sandstone outcrop are a mystery. Yet they give us a glimpse into the lives of early Native American artists. |
• Tawas Point Lighthouse, East Tawas www.michigan.gov/tawaslighthouse Go back in time to the days of sailing ships, when lighthouse keepers kept their watch. Visit the Tawas Point Lighthouse. |
• Transportation The primary functions of the Department of Transportation are the construction, improvement, and maintenance of the state highway system -the 9,620 miles of interstate, U.S.- and M-numbered highways, and the administration of other state transportation programs. Responsibilities include the development and implementation of comprehensive transportation plans for the entire state, including aeronautics and bus and rail transit, providing professional and technical assistance, and the administration of state and federal funds allocated for these programs. The director of the department is appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate. |
• Travel Michigan Travel Michigan is the State of Michigan's official agency for the promotion of tourism. Housed within the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), Travel Michigan collaborates with the state's Destination Marketing Organizations (Convention & Visitors' Bureaus, other regional marketing entities, and tourism-related state associations) to market Michigan and provide comprehensive visitor information services--with the overall goal to create and retain jobs in the state.
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• TravelNorth Travel site for the Upper Peninsula and northern Lower Peninsula. |
• Walker Tavern, Brooklyn www.michigan.gov/walkertavern In the mid 19th century, a stagecoach ride from Detroit to Chicago was a long and arduous five-day trip. Discover Michigan's agricultural and automotive heritage through Sylvester Walker's stagecoach stop at a historic crossroads. |
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