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The Pere Marquette River is a river in Michigan in the United States. The main stream of this river is 63.9 miles (102.8 km) long, [ 1 ] running from Lake County south of Baldwin into the Pere Marquette Lake , and from there into Lake Michigan .
English: Map of the Pere Marquette River in Michigan, USA. Date: 14 February 2011: Source: Self-made using OpenJUMP with State of Michigan GIS data and Inkscape. Author:
Pere Marquette and the Indians [at the Mississippi River], oil painting (1869) by Wilhelm Lamprecht (1838–1906), at Marquette University [28] Marquette's request to take a leave from missionary work to explore the great river was granted in 1673. Marquette joined the expedition of Louis Jolliet, a French-Canadian explorer.
Pere Marquette State Park is an 8,050-acre (3,260 ha) protected area in southwestern Jersey County, Illinois, United States. [2] It is located near the city of Grafton, Illinois , at the confluence of the Mississippi River and the Illinois River .
Map of Michigan rivers Tahquamenon River. In alphabetical order. A–C Anna River ... Big South Branch Pere Marquette River Ruby Creek; Baldwin River; Pentwater River ...
The nationally known Pere Marquette and Au Sable Rivers offer quality canoeing and fishing. Additionally, over 330 miles (531 km) of trails are available for hiking. The Huron–Manistee National Forests are an attraction to many campers. You do not need a permit to camp on the National Forest campgrounds.
Pere Marquette Park was also the designated protest zone for the 2020 Democratic National Convention. The Covid-19 pandemic led to a scaled-down convention where any concern about interactions ...
The Pere Marquette State Forest encompasses lands in the northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan, United States, on the western side of the state. Counties within the Pere Marquette are: Leelanau , Benzie , Grand Traverse , Kalkaska , Manistee , Wexford , Missaukee , Mason , Lake , Osceola , Oceana , Newaygo and Mecosta .