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Pictured Rocks National LakeshoreLake Superior's Au Sable Light Station, built in 1874 by the U.S. Lighthouse Service, is located within Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.
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Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
History & Culture
 
 
The Gateway Arch frames the Old Courthouse at Jefferson National Expension Memorial in St. Louis, Missouri.
National Register of Historic Places
significant in U.S. history
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President Truman celebrates his birthday with a cake and candles.
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Michigan Lighthouse Conservancy
All about Michigan lighthouses
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Raspberry Island Lighthouse at Apostle Island National Lakeshore
Lighthouses of Lake Superior
lights on the largest Great Lake
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The purple flower of spotted knapweed, a non-native invasive species, is shown with Pitcher's thistle, an endangered species.  

Did You Know?
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is home to three arctic disjuncts, plants whose normal range is far to the north. Arctic crowberry and thimbleberry thrive because of the cool and moist microclimates caused by Lake Superior.
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Last Updated: September 16, 2009 at 11:39 EST