• 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!

February 2011 Science Cafe

February 2011 Science Cafe

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Date: January 31, 2011
Contact: Gregg Bruff, 906-387-2607, x202

Thursday, February 17, 7 p.m., at the Falling Rock Cafe and Bookstore, 104 E Munising Ave., Munising.

 "Forsaken Out of the Way Places" Archaeological Investigations of Anishinabe Logging Camps in the Timber Lands of Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

February's speaker is Eric Drake, Archeologist on the Hiawatha National Forest.

Did You Know?

Chapel Lake is shown with fall colors, a beautifu view of the northwoods in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.

Chapel Lake is one of several plunge pool lakes created by post glacial rivers after the Marquette advance of the most recent ice age. Its greatest depth is 140 feet. Other plunge pool lakes include Deer Lake and Ginpole Lake in Alger County, home of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. More...