• Little Portal Point at sunset. Photo copyright Craig Blacklock

    Pictured Rocks

    National Lakeshore Michigan

  • Fire Ban in Effect

    A FIRE BAN in all drive-in and hike-in campgrounds, effective at 4 p.m. on Thursday, May 24. Due to very hazardous conditions, the ban is in effect until further notice.

  • Chapel Road - last quarter mile closed

    The last quarter-mile of Chapel Road is closed due to construction. Only very limited parking available along Chapel Road. Please park at Miners Beach. More »

  • Sable Falls re-opens, Friday, May 25, 5 p.m.

    The trail and stairs to Sable Falls are closed due to a collapse of the stream bank. Work is nearly done, and the trail will re-open for Memorial Day weekend!

Alger Energy Savers

Alger Energy Savers logo

Alger Energy Savers - 2011

With funding from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and Superior Watershed Partnership and Land Trust teamed on an energy saving program called Alger Energy Savers. This program sought to help community members save money by reducing energy use while helping to protect public lands.  

Through this community-based energy retrofit approach, the program helped show that energy efficiency can save individuals money, improve the comfort of their homes, and reduce the impacts of climate change on national parks such as Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.

For more information ...

Assessing Household Energy Use and Global Warming Opinion, Alger County 2010 (September 2010)

News Release - Energy Savings Program Comes to Alger County (January 2011)

www.algerenergysavers.org

News Release - Alger Energy Savers Program Concludes (January 2012)

Case Study - Engaging Communities to Address Climate Change: The Alger Energy Savers Program (December 2011)

Did You Know?

This solar collector provides power for the water well at the Au Sable Light Station in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.

In 1992, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore began installing photovoltaic powered well pump systems at its drive-in campgrounds. All remote water wells within the lakeshore are now solar-powered. More...