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MI 4. Grand Mere Lakes Area. Acreage: 1000 estimated. 



Location: Berrien County; Lincoln Township; Benton Harbor and Three Oaks 

 quadrangles; 1 mile W of Stevensville; reached via 1-94. 



Description: An eligible Natural Landmark. A series of lakes and bogs illustrat- 

 ing various stages in succession from aquatic to terrestrial plant communities. In 

 addition to the range of plants typical of these communities, relict species, rare 

 in southern Michigan, are found. Sand dunes and upland forest provide buffer 

 protection. 



Encroachments: Some timber cutting. Threatened by development. 



Ownership: Three private owners. 



Data source: NPS, evaluation report, March 1968, by Earl W. Estes, Regional 

 Naturalist, Northeast Regional Office. 



