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Betula papyrifera (paper birch, [5] also known as (American) white birch [5] and canoe birch [5]) is a short-lived species of birch native to northern North America. Paper birch is named after the tree's thin white bark, which often peels in paper -like layers from the trunk.
Bois Blanc Island (/ b ɔɪ z ˈ b l æ ŋ k / boyz BLANK) is an island in Lake Huron within Bois Blanc Township, Mackinac County, Michigan. The island covers about 34 sq mi (88 km 2) and is about 12 miles (19 km) long, 6 miles (9.6 km) wide and has 6 lakes. It lies southeast of Mackinac Island and almost due north of the city of Cheboygan.
This is a list of U.S. state, federal district, ... White oak (See also: Charter Oak) Quercus alba: 1947 ... American white birch: Betula papyrifera: 1947 [37]
Betula cordifolia is a deciduous tree that reaches heights of about 60 feet or 25 m and a trunk diameter of about 30 inches or about 75 cm. [3] Mature bark is white or bronze-white, peeling in thin layers.
The carvings were created in the pre-Columbian era and represent aspects of Native American spirituality. An interpretive hiking trail within the park passes along the nearby Cass River. [4] The park is co-managed by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the Saginaw Chippewa Nation. [4] It was donated to the state by the Michigan ...
Marion Brooks Natural Area is a state forest natural area in Moshannon State Forest in Benezette Township, Elk County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.The 917-acre (371 ha) natural area is located on the northwest edge of Quehanna Wild Area. [2]
Police in East Windsor, N.J., arrested a 24-year-old man on Dec. 23, and charged him with misusing the town’s 911 system for allegedly calling emergency dispatchers a total of 17 times.
The Sauk Trail was originally a Native American trail running through what are present-day Illinois, Indiana and Michigan in the United States. From west to east, the trail ran from Rock Island on the Mississippi River to the Illinois River near modern Peru then along the north bank of that river to Joliet , and on to Valparaiso, Indiana .