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Brighton State Recreation Area is an 4,947-acre (20.02 km 2) recreation area, located near Mount Brighton ski area in Livingston County, Michigan. It has 39 miles of trails for mountain biking, hiking, skiing and horse riding. There are 3 campgrounds providing over 200 campsites.
The reservation includes land around Rice Lake, Bishop Lake, and Mole Lake. [1] The combined population of Sokaogon Chippewa Community and Off-Reservation Trust Land was 507 at the 2020 census. [3] About 500 members of the tribe live on the reservation, while an additional 1,000 members of the community live off it.
The modern Sault Tribe is descended from Ojibwe ancestors who lived on Sugar Island in the St. Mary's River between the U.S. state of Michigan and the Canadian province of Ontario, and in the area. The Sault Tribe gained federal recognition by the United States Commissioner of Indian Affairs on September 7, 1972. [8]
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 ...
Sylvania Wilderness is an 18,327 acres (7,417 ha) protected area located a few miles west of Watersmeet Township, Michigan.Sylvania is located entirely within the bounds of the Ottawa National Forest, and is currently being managed as a wilderness area as part of the National Wilderness Preservation System by the U.S. Forest Service.
Baw Beese (c. 1790 [1] – c. 1850) was a Potawatomi chief who led a band that occupied the area of what is now Hillsdale, Michigan, United States.They had a base camp at the large lake that was later named for him by European-American settlers who took over the territory.
The fort and grounds operate, as of 2024, as part of Colonial Michilimackinac Historic State Park]] in Mackinaw City, a major component of the Mackinac State Historic Parks. Interpreters, both paid and volunteer, help bring the history to life with music, live demonstrations and reenactments, including musket and cannon firing demonstrations.
The park has extensive views of the hilly shoreline between Munising and Grand Marais in Alger County, with picturesque rock formations, waterfalls, and sand dunes. Pictured Rocks derives its name from the 13 miles (24 km) of colorful sandstone cliffs northeast of Munising. The cliffs reach up to 200 feet (60 m) above lake level.