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The park contains approximately 12 miles (19 km) of marked trails. Approximately 230 species of bird have been logged in the park, and a horseback riding stable operates during the warmer months. There is also a 2,000-acre (810 ha) public hunting area for deer, squirrel, wild turkey, and other target species.
The Michigan Shore-to-Shore Trail (also known as the Michigan Riding and Hiking Trail) is a 220-mile-long (350 km) trail that runs between Empire on Lake Michigan and Oscoda on Lake Huron across the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. It is open to horseback riders and hikers but not bicycles.
The community encompasses Lake Idlewild, and the headwaters of the Pere Marquette River extends throughout the region. Called the "Black Eden of Michigan", [ 2 ] from 1912 through the mid-1960s, Idlewild was an active year-round community and was visited by well-known entertainers and professionals from throughout the country. [ 3 ]
The name Pere Marquette Trail may refer to either of two separate rail trails in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan: Pere Marquette State Trail between Baldwin and Evart;
Beach House; Boat Launch (Sessions lake and walk-in Grand River access) Campground - 100 Modern Sites, 49 Equestrian (rustic) Sites, 2 mini-Cabins
Brighton State Recreation Area is an 4,947-acre (20.02 km 2) recreation area, located near Mount Brighton ski area in Livingston County, Michigan.It has 39 miles of trails for mountain biking, hiking, skiing and horse riding.
The Pere Marquette State Trail is a bicycle and multi-use trail in lower Michigan, running 55 miles (89 km) through Clare, Lake, and Osceola Counties. [1] Intersecting with the White Pine Trail in Reed City, the trail is paved in areas, [2] with a ballast or cinder surface elsewhere. The trail's western terminus is the Village of Baldwin with ...
Jacques Marquette, S.J. (French pronunciation: [ʒak maʁkɛt]; June 1, 1637 – May 18, 1675), [1] sometimes known as Père Marquette or James Marquette, [2] was a French Jesuit missionary who founded Michigan's first European settlement, Sault Sainte Marie, and later founded Saint Ignace.