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OTTAWA NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Ironwood, reached by 

 U. S. Highways 2, 45, State Highways 28, 

 35, 64. 



Special features: Numerous easily acces- 

 sible lakes and streams: Bond, Agate, Stur- 

 geon, Conglomerate, Gorge, Sandstone, and 

 Rainbow Falls. Victoria Dam; James 

 Tourney Nursery; State Fish Hatchery; for- 

 est plantations. Recreation resources: Lake 

 and stream fishing; deep-sea trolling in 

 Lake Superior. Deer and bear hunting. 

 Many scenic drives. Fifty-one Federal, 

 State, and county camp and picnic areas; 

 two winter-sports areas. Numerous hotels 

 and cabins. Nearby towns: Ironwood, 

 Wakefield, Bessemer, Iron River, Onto- 

 nagon, Watersmeet, Kenton, Marenisco, 

 and Trout Greek. Acres: 723,421. 



UPPER MICHIGAN HIAWATHA AND 



MARQUETTE NATIONAL FORESTS 



Headquarters at Escanaba, reached by 

 U. S. Highways 2, 41, State Highways 

 28, 77, 94. 



Special features: Lakes Huron, Michigan, 

 and Superior; Pictured Rocks on Lake 

 Superior; Mackinac Island; scenic automo- 

 bile drives; waterfalls. Recreation resources: 

 Lake and stream fishing for trout, bass, 

 northern and walleyed pike, perch; smelt 

 dipping. Deer, black bear, ruffed and sharp- 

 tailed grouse hunting. Canoeing. Twenty- 

 five public camp and picnic areas; two 

 winter-sports areas. Resorts, hotels, many 

 cabins. Nearby well-equipped State parks. 

 Adjacent towns: Rapid River, Gladstone, 

 Escanaba, Munising, Manistique, Saint 

 Ignace, and Sault Sainte Marie. Acres: 

 781,972. 



MINNESOTA 



CHIPPEWA NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Cass Lake, reached by 

 U. S. Highways 2, 71, 371. 



Special features: Headwaters of the 

 Mississippi River; Leech Lake, Lake Win- 

 nibigoshish, Cass Lake, and hundreds of 

 smaller lakes; stands of virgin red pine. 

 Home and present headquarters of the Chip- 

 pewa Indians. Recreation resources: Lake 

 fishing for walleyed and northern pike, and 

 pan fish. Waterfowl and upland game-bird 

 hunting; big-game hunting, including deer 

 and black bear. Hundreds of miles of good 

 roads and scenic drives, swimming, boating, 

 and water sports. Winter sports, including 

 skiing, tobogganing, snowshoeing, and ice 

 fishing. Eighteen public camp and picnic 

 areas; one winter-sports area. Three hun- 

 dred resorts in and adjacent to the forest. 

 Hotels, cabins, organization camps, boys' 

 and girls' camps. Nearby towns : Cass Lake, 

 Walker, Deer River, Grand Rapids, Remer, 

 Bemidji, and Blackduck. Acres: 586,701. 



SUPERIOR NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Duluth, reached by U. S. 

 Highways 1, 53, 61. 



Special features: Five thousand lakes, 

 rugged shore lines, picturesque islands, sand 

 beaches; million acres of virgin forest. Su- 

 perior and Little Indian Sioux Roadless 

 Areas, outstanding for canoe trips; historic 

 water route to northwest. Recreation re- 

 sources: Lake and stream fishing. Deer 

 hunting. Scenic drives: Gunflint, Ely- 

 Buyck, Sawbill, and Honeymoon Trails. 

 Sixteen unusual canoe routes. Twenty public 

 camp and picnic grounds. Resorts, hotels, 

 and cabins. Nearby towns: Duluth, Vir- 

 ginia, International Falls, Ely, Two Harbors, 

 and Grand Marais. Acres: 1,807,085. 



MISSISSIPPI 



BIENVILLE NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Jackson, reached by 

 U. S. Highway 80, State Highway 35. 

 (Ranger Headquarters at Forest.) 



Special features: Coastal plain, second- 

 growth pine and hardwood forest; numer- 

 ous forest-management demonstration 

 areas; 80 acres of virgin loblolly pine sur- 

 rounding Bienville Ranger Station. Recrea- 

 tion resources: Quail hunting. Fishing. 

 Swimming. One improved forest camp and 

 picnic ground. Acres: 175,375. 



DELTA PURCHASE UNIT 



Headquarters at Jackson, reached by 

 U. S. Highway 61. (Ranger Headquarters 

 at Rolling Fork. ) 



Special features: Extensive areas of virgin 

 bottom-land hardwood. Recreation re- 

 sources: Deer hunting. Fishing. No im- 

 proved campgrounds. Acres: 59,152. 



DE SOTO NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Jackson, reached by 

 U. S. Highways 11, 90. (Ranger Head- 

 quarters at Gulfport, Laurel, and Hatties- 

 burg. ) 



Special features: Ashe Forest Nursery; 

 Harrison Experimental Forest; site of South 

 Mississippi Gun and Dog Club field trials. 

 Recreation resources: Quail hunting. Fish- 

 ing. Bathing and boating. Three improved 

 forest camp and picnic grounds. Acres: 

 498,079. 



HOLLY SPRINGS NATIONAL FOREST 



Headquarters at Jackson, reached by 

 U. S. Highways 72, 78. (Ranger Head- 

 quarters at Holly Springs.) 



Special features: Area contains some of 

 the largest erosion gullies known; intensive 

 erosion-control projects. Annual bird-dog 

 field trials at Holly Springs. Recreation 

 resources: Quail and small-game hunting. 

 No improved forest camp or picnic grounds. 

 Acres: 123,066. 



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