Michigan now has six designated national parks after the North Country National Scenic Trail, a 4,800-mile trail that stretches from North Dakota to Vermont, was added to the national list.
The Hokkoku Trail is longest in the National Trail SystemMichigan’s longest section is 550 miles across the Upper Peninsula, crossing the Mackinac Bridge, then 600 miles deep into Ohio.
Under the new name, the North Country Trail will: more resources available In addition to being included on the current list of 428 National Parks across the United States, funding opportunities are also available.
The National Park Service manages five other national parks in the state, including Lakeshore, Battlefield, and National Heritage Sites. Attracting over 2.5 million people in total Visitors come every year.
position: Lake Superior, 89 miles offshore from Copper Harbor, the northernmost town in the Upper Peninsula
Main highlights: This national park includes 400 islands as well as the main island.
Best season to visit: late summer, early autumn
history: Established in 1940, Isle Royale National Park is the least visited national park due to its extremely remote location. Accessible only by watercraft, which can take up to a three-hour ferry ride from the Keweenaw Peninsula, the park is closed during the cold months of fall and winter. During the peak of summer weather, visitors can hop on a kayak and cruise around hundreds of small islands, or take part in family-friendly backpacking and camping trips, then fall asleep beneath millions of twinkling stars. can do.
position: Calumet, Michigan
Main highlights: Over 20 historical sites
Best season to visit: spring
history: For nearly 7,000 years, copper mining has been one of Michigan’s most important and profitable industries. Keweenaw County in the UP was nicknamed “Copper Country” because it was discovered that copper flows at depths of about 15,000 feet. There are currently 21 historical sites on the island. Talking about Michigan’s coal mining heritageexperiences include rappelling down mine shafts to experience underground mines, experiencing first-hand drilling and blasting works, and self- and guided tours of the 19th-century Calumet Theater and the Copper Country Firemen’s History Museum It will be.
position: Munising, Michigan
Main highlights: Huge natural rock formation above Lake Superior
Best season to visit: Summer-autumn
history: It doesn’t take long to guess where Pictured Rock got its name, stretching more than 60 miles along the Upper Peninsula to the edge of Lake Superior. Established in 1966 as the nation’s first national lakeshore, red and burgundy sandstone cliffs line the shore in russet waves. This national park location has over 160 miles of trails, dunes, forests, and at least seven waterfalls.
position: monroe michigan
Main highlights: macon indian reservation
Best season to visit: spring/summer
history: This 81-acre park in Monroe, Michigan commemorates the January 1813 battle during the War of 1812, when America suffered its greatest defeat at the hands of Great Britain.After these battles, the American Indian Act Forced Removal, Relocation, and Assimilation of Native Americans It is known by many as the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, the precursor to the 1830 Trail of Trails. Visitors can walk his 60-acre Macon Indian Reservation established in 1807 by the Treaty of Detroit or visit his Memorial Place in Kentucky, witness a cemetery A record of the various people who walked through the River Raisin area during the 1800s.
position: Empire, Michigan
Main highlights: dunes
Best season to visit: autumn spring
history: Sleeping Bear Dunes, a 450-inch sand dune above Lake Michigan, is one of the most visited national parks. The high sand dunes offer the most beautiful views of the water you’ve ever experienced, and there are various facilities available depending on the season.Tourists planning fishing, boating and camping Reservation required — The park also conducts special seasonal deer hunts on North Manitou Island to manage populations and protect vegetation.