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The following is a list of Michigan state game and wildlife areas found throughout the U.S. state of Michigan. The state has a system of publicly owned lands managed primarily for wildlife conservation, wildlife observation, recreational activities, and hunting. Some areas provide opportunities for camping, hiking, cross-country skiing, fishing ...
The Detroit Land Bank Authority [1] is a public authority that owns and manages approximately 100,000 parcels of property in the city of Detroit, making it the city's largest landowner. [ 2 ] Occasionally framed as a quasi-governmental entity , the Detroit Land Bank operates a number of programs to reduce the number of Detroit properties that ...
Sleeping Bear-Glen Lake State Park – (1946–1959) 2,044 acres (5,800 acres in proposed park boundary), centered on state lands received from the federal government in the Sleeping Bear Dunes area, later consolidated with D.H. Day State Park (1959); donated to the National Park Service in 1975 and is now part of the Sleeping Bear Dunes ...
These include 78 state parks; 19 state recreation areas, 6 state forests, and 5 state scenic sites. [7] They also manage the Father Marquette National Memorial for the federal government. The MIDNR owns 4.5 million acres (18,000 km 2 ) of land, 6 million acres (24,000 km 2 ) of mineral rights, and manages 25 million acres (101,000 km 2 ) of ...
In 2007 there was a white water rafting accident which took the life of 22-year-old Townsville woman at Tully Gorge. [9] Another man drowned at Tully Gorge while rafting on 14 February 2009. [ 10 ] A 2012 inquest into five deaths on the river due to rafting incidents that occurred between July 2007 and February 2009 recommended that each rapid ...
The William G. Milliken State Park and Harbor (formerly named Tri-Centennial State Park and Harbor) is a public recreation area located on the Detroit River just east of downtown Detroit, Michigan, on a portion of the city's International Riverfront. The state park's 31 acres (13 ha) include wetlands, paved trails, and a 52-slip harbor of ...
From the Atherton Tableland at an approximate elevation of 673 metres (2,208 ft) [3] above sea level, the falls descend in the range of 180–210 metres (590–690 ft) [4] into the Tully Gorge National Park, near the town of Ravenshoe. Access to the falls is via a 1.6-kilometre (0.99 mi) graded track.
Burt Lake State Park is a public recreation area covering approximately 125 acres (51 ha) on the south shore of Burt Lake at Indian River in Cheboygan County, Michigan.The state park features 2,000 feet (610 m) of sandy shoreline, swimming, boating access to the Inland Lakes Waterway, fishing on the Sturgeon River and Burt Lake, and camping facilities.