NATURAL AREAS AND REGIONS 



38.5 



Menominee. 320 acres, Menominee 

 County. 



Missaukee. 1800 acres, Missaukee 

 CountJ^ 



Montmorency. 12,160 acres, Montmor- 

 ency County. 



Muskegon. 800 acres, Muskegon 

 County. 



Neivaygo. 320 acres, Newaygo 

 County. 



Oceana. 80 acres, Oceana County. 



Ogemaw. 6240 acres, Ogemaw 

 County. 



Oscoda. 16,640 acres, Oscoda County. 



Otsego. 6880 acres, Otsego County. 



Ontonagon. 1920 acres, Ontonagon 

 County. 



Pigeon River. 8640 acres, Otsego 

 Count}-. 



Presque Isle. 35,200 acres, Presque 

 Isle County. 



Saginau). 280 acres, Saginaw County. 



St. Ignace. 1800 acres, Mackinac 

 County. 



* Lighthouse Reservations. A number 

 of Lighthouse Reservations occur around 

 the Great Lakes. Many of these contain 

 situations of ecological interest, espe- 

 cially for shore life. Most are on islands 

 or peninsulars, and special facilities are 

 necessary for reaching most of them. 

 Animals are protected, but some use is 

 made of the timber present. Those in 

 Michigan of most importance are here 

 listed. 



Au Sable. 326 acres, Lake Superior. 



Beaver Island. 227 acres, Lake 

 Michigan. 



Big Sable. 933 acres. Lake Michigan. 



Bois Blanc. 640 acres. Lake Huron. 



Charity Island. 200 acres, Saginaw 

 Bay. 



Detoiir. 71 acres, at mouth of St. 

 Mary's River. 



Devils ■ Island. 320 acres, Lake 

 Superior. 



Drummond Island. 56 acres, on Drum- 

 mond Island, Lake^Huron. 



Forty-Mile Point. 27 acres. Lake 

 Huron. 



Grand Island Harbor Range. 115 

 acres, Alger County. 



Grand Island. 91 acres. Lake 

 Superior. 



Grand Ma mis Harbor of Refuge. 1014 

 acres, Lake Superior. 



Gull Island. Lake Superior. 



La Poinle. 152 acres, Lake Superior. 



Manitou Island. 685 acres. Lake 

 Superior. 



Michigan Island. 77 acres, Laki- 

 Superior. 



142 



acres, 

 acres, 

 201 acres. 



Lake 

 Lake 

 Lake 



acres. Lake 

 161 acres. Lake 

 42 acre.s. Lake 



Forest. (A2.) 



Mis.'iion Point. 

 Michigan. 



Outer Island. 279 

 Superior. 



Passage Island. 

 Superior. 



Presque Isle. 1.38 acres. Lake Huron. 



Raspberry Island. 288 acres, Lake 

 Superior. 



Round Island. 311 acres. Straits of 

 Mackinac 



Sand Island. Ill 

 Superior. 



Thunder Bay Island. 

 Huron. 



West Huron Island. 

 Superior. 



Northern Michigan 

 Large area of deciduous and coniferous 

 forest; with hills, shore, rocky and 

 glacial topography ; swamps, pond, lake, 

 river, spring. This is a typical northern 

 Michigan forest; abundant small sphag- 

 num-lined lakes, rich in fish and micro- 

 fauna; birds abundant. In virgin for- 

 est, deer, bear, wolf, and beaver common. 



Iron County, 10 mi. from Kentou, 

 C. & N. W. R^ R.— .4. R. Cahn. 



Mason County Forest. (C3.) Tract 

 10-20 s(i. mi. deciduous and eastern 

 coniferous forest, witli particularly good 

 shore and sandy area, swamp, lake, with 

 waterbirds, muskrats, raccoon. Adniir- 

 abl}- situated for a state park. Contains 

 some of the finest dunes in Michigan. 

 Has little valuable timber, but bits of 

 deciduous and pine forest remain. Has 

 a beautiful interior lake. Lake Hamlin, 

 or 7 mi. long, which should be included. 

 None of the land involved is good for 

 tillage. Within the area there is a 

 lighthouse and lifesaving station. Lud- 

 ington, 5 mi. — Geo. D. Fuller. 



Benzie County Hardwood. About (UK) 

 acres of virgin hardwood on Cry.'^tal 

 Lake, south side, about middle of lake. 



