• USDA Forest Service
• Near Cadillac, Michigan
• 57 miles point-to-point

Lying between the shores of Lake Michigan and Lake Huron in the northern half of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, is the nearly one-million-acre Huron-Manistee National...

• USDA Forest Service
• Near Saint Ignace, Michigan
• 88 miles point-to-point

• National Park Service
• Near Shingleton, Michigan
• 114 miles point-to-point

Sandstone cliffs, beaches, waterfalls, sand dunes, inland lakes, deep forest, and wild shoreline beckon you to visit Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. The power of Lake...

• USDA Forest Service
• Near Bruce Crossing, Michigan
• 188 miles point-to-point

• National Park Service
• Near Dune Acres, Indiana
• 234 miles point-to-point

Lake Michigan's might has influenced Indiana Dunes for millennia. Wind and waves have shaped the land, leaving a rich mosaic of habitats along these 15 miles of Indiana coast.

• Fish and Wildlife Service
• Near Ellison Bay, Wisconsin
• 50 miles point-to-point

Gravel Island (4 acres) and Spider Island (23 acres) comprise Gravel Island National Wildlife Refuge. These islands are located in Lake Michigan, approximately one mile to the...

• Fish and Wildlife Service
• Near Washington Island, Wisconsin
• 52 miles point-to-point

On February 21, 1912, President William Howard Taft established Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge, our nation’s 28th refuge and only the second refuge in the Great Lakes...

• Fish and Wildlife Service
• Near Beaver Island, Michigan
• 54 miles point-to-point

Michigan Islands National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1947 as a breeding ground for migratory birds. This 705 acre refuge is comprised of nine islands in Lakes...

• Fish and Wildlife Service
• Near Germfask, Michigan
• 89 miles point-to-point

Seney National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1935 as a refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife. The wild land that today is the refuge has not...

• Fish and Wildlife Service
• Near Saginaw, Michigan
• 151 miles point-to-point

Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1953 and contains 10,000 acres of marsh, bottomland hardwood forest and grasslands. It was authorized by the Migratory...

• Fish and Wildlife Service
• Near Mayville, Wisconsin
• 159 miles point-to-point

At more than 33,000 acres, Horicon Marsh is one of the largest freshwater marshes in the United States and is a critical rest stop for thousands of migrating ducks and Canada...

• Fish and Wildlife Service
• Near Marquette, Michigan
• 169 miles point-to-point

Eight small islands, totaling 147 acres, make up Huron National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge is located just three miles off the south shore of Lake Superior in Marquette...

• Fish and Wildlife Service
• Near Montello, Wisconsin
• 188 miles point-to-point

Fox River National Wildlife Refuge encompasses 1,054 acres of wetland and upland habitat along the Fox River in Marquette County, Wisconsin. The refuge is closed to the public...

• National Park Service
• Near Calumet, Michigan
• 196 miles point-to-point

The stories of people and copper in the Keweenaw Peninsula have been intertwined for more than 7,000 years. Indigenous peoples made copper into tools and trade items.

• Fish and Wildlife Service
• Near Necedah, Wisconsin
• 213 miles point-to-point

The prehistoric lands that make up Necedah National Wildlife Refuge sat at the bottom of Glacial Lake Wisconsin more than 18,000 years ago. Flowing glacial rivers fed the vast...

• National Park Service
• Near Chicago, Illinois
• 237 miles point-to-point

In a growing Chicago neighborhood, diverse people and stories intertwined. All were seeking opportunity. Some succeeded. Others were limited—by race, gender, or economic...

• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• Near Sheboygan, Wisconsin
• 119 miles point-to-point

Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary provides protection to the maritime heritage that lies below the water surface. Partnerships with the local community, the...

• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• Near Alpena, Michigan
• 127 miles point-to-point

Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary is a marine protected area dedicated to maintaining the Great Lakes and its rich history. The cold, fresh water of Lake Huron has...

• US Army Corps of Engineers
• Near Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
• 64 miles point-to-point

The project is located in the northeast portion of Wisconsin in the middle of The Door County peninsula. The ship canal is used as a shortcut for vessels using the ports of...