Our Partners
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The staff at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore work closely with many federal, state, and local organizations. The organizations mentioned here provide an example of the broad range of partners that help the lakeshore accomplish its mission.
Operational / Fund Raising Partners 
Eastern National operates bookstores at four visitor centers at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and also conducts sales by phone, mail, and website, "America's National Park On-line Bookstore." 
Donations to the National Parks of Lake Superior Foundation assist parks with worthy projects over and above funding for basic park operations. 
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore has joined with many local businesses as "Community Partners" to better serve visitors to the area. Participating business locations have a comprehensive reference package of information about the park and a counter-top display and window-display placard identifying that location as a Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Community Partner.
Commercial Partners (Holders of Commercial Use Authorizations) Camp Arbutus and Camp Hayo-Went-Ha - summer youth camp Camp Nebagamon - summer youth camp Camp Tanuga - summer youth camp Crawdaddy Outdoors - guided kayak trips Gerlach Nature Photography - photography workshops Grand Island Charters - guided shipwreck tour Honeyrock Camp - summer youth camp Loyola University Chicago - summer youth camp Northern Waters - guided kayak trips Petersen Photography - photography workshops Planck Photography - photography workshops Saucier Photography - photography workshops Seaberg Pontoon Rental - pontoon boat rental Sierra Club Outings - guided backpack trips Superior Pontoon Rentals - pontoon boat rental Pictured Rocks Shuttle - backpacker shuttle service Uncle Ducky Charters - guided kayak trips Wilderness Inquiry - guided kayak trips
Education Partners Alger Parks and Recreation Department Au Train Onota Public School Burt Township Public School Michigan State University Extension - Alger County Munising Baptist School Munising Public Schools Seventh Day Adventist School Superior Central Public Schools
Government Partners Alger County Burt Township City of Munising Environmental Protection Agency Hiawatha National Forest Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Michigan Department of Natural Resources Munising Biological Station, U.S. Geological Survey Munising Township National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Sea Lamprey Control Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seney National Wildlife Refuge
Stewardship Partners Adopt-a-Trail / Adopt-a-Campsite Volunteers Alger Conservation District Alger Community Recycling Program American Hiking Society Michigan Snowmobile Association North Country Trail Association, Grand Marais Chapter Student Conservation Association Superior Watershed Partnership The Forestland Group LLC The Nature Conservancy Trout Unlimited (Fred Waara Chapter, Big Two-Hearted Chapter) |
Did You Know?
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore shares a visitor center with the Hiawatha National Forest. The interagency visitor center was dedicated in 1988, and serves over 40,000 people annually. Other federal interagency visitor centers are located in Alaska, Utah, California, and Idaho. More...