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Hiawatha National Forest
is a popular recreation area with outdoor activities year round. These
activities include rustic camping, picnicking, boating/fishing, swimming,
canoeing, mountain biking, snowmobiling and hiking along the many recreational
trails that connect campgrounds and historic sites. Hiawatha National Forest has
unique plants and animals, that include threatened and endangered species. It
has managed the habitat of the greater sand hill crane for years and is
monitoring the lake sturgeon which is also a threatened species. The Forest has
also reintroduced the pine marten within its boundaries.
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
is America's first national lakeshore. Its name comes from the sandstone rock
cliffs that are exposed along the lakeshore, known as the Pictured Rocks. The
cliffs are most prominent along the shoreline of Lake Superior between Sand
Point and Little Beaver Lake, a stretch of 15 miles. In some areas the cliffs
rise some 200 feet above the lake.
Total outdoor hunting experiences right outside your doorstep. Cross
Country Cottage is a sportsman's paradise and your gateway to an avalanche of
great U.P. Hunting opportunities galore.
Grand Island National Recreation Area
If you like strolling along sandy beaches, taking a dip in clear refreshing
water, biking atop 300 foot sandstone cliffs with a spectacular view of Pictured
Rocks, or camping beneath a sky filled with stars, then Grand Island is the
place for you.
If you need to catch a ride over to Grand Island, you can hop aboard the
passenger ferry provided by the Grand Island Ferry Service. The ferry to Grand
Island departs from the Grand Island Landing. The landing is located one mile
west of the Munising City Limits.
Alger Underwater Preserve
The Alger Underwater Preserve has several unique diving attractions including
caves, complete shipwrecks, and underwater interpretive trails.
The caves are really parts of sandstone cliffs where waves have eroded the
sandstone. The caves are usually only 20 feet deep, they offer great shallow
water diving. These caves are found along Lake Superior coast. They make a great
addition to anyone's underwater photograph collection.
Lake Superior
Explore the world's cleanest and largest fresh water lake. Lake Superior
surrounds you with an awe-struck feeling of relentless power, beauty and mystic
amazement with its multitude of natural shoreline characteristics.
 
Waterfalls
Nestled along the shores of Lake Superior's beautiful Munising Bay, Munising is
considered to be one of the most picturesque cities in the Midwest. The western
gateway to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and home to the Hiawatha National
Forest, Munising is also home to several waterfalls within the immediate area.
Munising Falls, which can be easily reached by foot trail, portrays a cool and
shaded cathedral like gorge. The falls are fifty feet high
Wagner falls and Alger Falls are near the eastern city limits and also easily
accessible. Alger Falls can be identified from the highway when entering the
city limits, while an enjoyable foot trail leads to picturesque Wagner Falls.
Other nearby falls include Au Train Falls, Bridal Veil Falls, Chapel Falls,
Miners Falls, Scott Falls. Horseshoe Falls, Laughing Whitefish Falls, Memorial
Falls, Mosquito Falls, Rock River Falls, Sable Falls, Spray Falls, Tannery Falls
and Whitefish Falls.
Thank you for joining us. We hope you enjoyed your visit.
Sincerely,
Sally Cross
Cross Country Cottage
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