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The trail extends from northern Grand Rapids to Cadillac, and it lies on the path graded for the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad (later absorbed by the Pennsylvania Railroad). The White Pine Trail is a rail trail park. It was named the "Fred Meijer White Pine Trail State Park" [2] after a donation by grocery store executive Fred Meijer.
In 1883 a flood damaged the trestle, and a local farmer, James House, collected field stones to build the current trestle over the creek. The railroad ceased operations in 1985, and in the 1990s the Michigan Department of Natural Resources redeveloped the railroad right-of-way into a paved hiking and bicycling trail known as the White Pine ...
A truck crossing one of the park's fords at Pine Creek. White Pines State Park is a 385-acre (156 ha) state park located in the heart of the Rock River Valley in Ogle County. [9] The park represents the southernmost remaining stand of virgin white pine (Pinus strobus) forest in the state. The state park, like all Illinois state parks, is ...
The state park contains an old-growth forest of white pines and red pines, known as the Hartwick Pines. It is claimed by the Michigan Department of Natural resources that this old growth area, along with the Red Pine Natural Area Preserve in Roscommon County resembles the appearance of all Northern Michigan prior to the logging era. [3]
The White Pine Range Wilderness is a 40,013-acre (16,193 ha) wilderness area in southwestern White Pine ... Friends of Nevada Wilderness - White Pine Range Wilderness
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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.
A red pine stands out among white pines and hemlocks in a winter forest. The red pine is recognizable by its reddish bark and needles in clusters of two. Likewise, one of my favorite pine trees ...