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moose. Many riding and hiking trails into 

 semiwilderness areas. Twenty improved 

 camp and picnic areas; three winter-sports 

 areas. Resorts, cabins, dude ranches, boat- 

 ing facilities, pack outfits for hunting 

 parties, and one boys' dude ranch. Nearby 

 towns: Idaho Falls, Rexburg, Rigby, Saint 

 Anthony, Ashton, Driggs, Victor, and 

 Dubois. Acres: 1,367,109. 



ILLINOIS 



SHAWNEE NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Harrisburg, reached by 

 U. S. Highways 34, 51, State Highways 1, 

 3, 34, 127, 144, 145, 146, 151. 



Special features: Prehistoric stone forts 

 and Indian mounds; interesting rock for- 

 mations; confluence of the Ohio and 

 Mississippi Rivers at Cairo. Recreation re- 

 sources: Fishing in larger streams. Hunting 

 for quail, migratory waterfowl, squirrel, 

 rabbits, fox, and raccoon. Artificial lakes in 

 and adjacent to forest provide fishing, boat- 

 ing, and swimming. Sixteen State and Forest 

 Service camp and picnic areas. Hotels and 

 cabins at nearby towns of Cairo, Metropolis, 

 Harrisburg, and Marion. Acres: 198,510. 



INDIANA 



HOOSIER PURCHASE UNITS 



Headquarters at Bedford, reached by 

 U. S. Highways 50, 150. 



Special features: Pioneer Mothers Me- 

 morial Forest containing Nation's out- 

 standing specimen of black walnut. Final 

 outlet of Lost River; Ten O'Clock Indian 

 Boundary Line crosses the forest. Old trail 

 of migrating buffalo between Western 

 Plains and French Lick. Recreation re- 

 sources: Squirrel, fox, and quail hunting. 

 Fishing in the Ohio, Lost, Patoka, and East 

 Fork of the White Rivers and Salt Creek for 

 catfish, bass, and blue gill. Scenic drives for 

 spring flowers (dogwood and redbud) and 

 fall coloring. One public camp and picnic 

 area, with 3-acre lake for swimming and 

 fishing. Commercial hotels and cabin camps. 

 Nearby towns: Evansville, Jasper, and 

 Bedford. Acres: 87,861. 



KENTUCKY 



CUMBERLAND NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Winchester, reached by 

 U. S. Highways 25, 27, 60. 



Special features: Western rim of Cumber- 

 land Plateau; sandstone cliffs 100 feet or 

 more high; Red River Gorge; natural rock 

 arches; numerous limestone caves and min- 

 eral springs. Cumberland Falls and Natural 

 Bridge State Parks nearby. Recreation re- 

 sources: Bass and pike fishing in larger 

 streams. Red River Gorge drive. Hiking. 

 Two picnic areas. Hotel and cabins at Cum- 

 berland Falls State Park and other places 

 near forest. Acres: 433,030. 



LOUISIANA 



KISATCHIE NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Alexandria, reached by 

 U. S. Highways 71, 165, 167, 84, State 

 Highways 19, 21. 



Special features: Colonial homes; Natch- 

 itoches, oldest town in Louisiana on Old 

 San Antonio Trail; Stuart Nursery, one of 

 the largest pine nurseries in the world. Ex- 

 tensive plantations of longleaf, loblolly, and 

 slash pines; stand of virgin pine (privately 

 owned), one of few remaining in South. 

 Many bayous and lakes screened with 

 Spanish moss. Recreation resources: Fishing 

 in lakes and bayous. Hunting for deer, quail, 

 and migratory birds. Boating, swimming, 

 picnicking, camping, scenic drives. Two 

 artificial lakes ; public recreational areas for 

 picnicking and swimming at Valentine Lake, 

 20 miles west of Alexandria, and Gum 

 Springs, 10 miles west of Winnfield. Com- 

 mercial hotels and cabin camps nearby. 

 Acres: 524,338. 



MICHIGAN 



LOWER MICHIGAN HURON NATIONAL 



FOREST 



Headquarters at Cadillac, reached by 

 U. S. Highways 23, 27. 



Special features: Lumbermen's Monu- 

 ment. Forest easily accessible for the large 

 population of southern Michigan, northern 

 Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. Recreation re- 

 sources: Trout fishing in the AuSable River 

 and smaller streams. Deer, small-game, and 

 bird hunting. Lake Huron with excellent 

 beaches on eastern side. Eighteen public 

 camp and picnic areas; one winter-sports 

 area. A large number of resorts, hotels, and 

 cabins. Towns within and near the forest: 

 East Tawas, Tawas City, Oscoda, Harris- 

 ville, Grayling, Roscommon, West Branch, 

 Rose City, and Mio. Acres: 378,213. 



LOWER MICHIGAN MANISTEE NATIONAL 



FOREST 



Headquarters at Cadillac, reached by 

 U. S. Highways 10, 31, 131. 



Special features: Easily accessible for the 

 large population of southern Michigan, 

 northern Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. 

 Recreation resources: Many lakes and 

 streams provide fishing. Deer and small- 

 game hunting. Good skiing conditions on 

 northern part of forest. Many of the lakes, 

 including Lake Michigan, have beaches for 

 swimming. Canoeing. Sixteen public camp 

 and picnic areas; one winter-sports area. A 

 large number of resorts, hotels, and cabins. 

 Towns within and near the forest : Manistee, 

 Ludington, Scottville, Whitehall, Fremont, 

 Newaygo, White Cloud, Big Rapids, Reed 

 City, Baldwin, Wellston, Brethren. Acres: 

 352,012. 



