• Lake Superior in a stormy mood. Photo copyright Craig Blacklock

    Pictured Rocks

    National Lakeshore Michigan

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April 23, 2013
Adopt-a-Trail/Campsite/Beach 2013
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore’s 2013 “Adopt-a-Trail, Adopt-a-Campsite and Adopt-a-Beach” orientation will be Saturday, May 4, at the Munising Falls Interpretive Center.

March 22, 2013
Colyer Receives Harry Yount Award
Tim Colyer, PRNL Chief Ranger, has received the 2012 National Park Service Midwest Region Harry Yount Award.

March 13, 2013
PRNL Recruits YCC Applicants
Youth between the ages of 15 and 18 may apply for the YCC program. Application deadline is April 12.

February 26, 2013
Economic Benefit of PRNL
An NPS report for 2011 shows that the 561,104 visitors to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore spent $24,970,000 in communities surrounding the park. This spending supported 363 jobs in the local area.

February 13, 2013
PWC EA Public Scoping Comments Summary Report Available
The National Park Service has released a summary of comments received during public scoping for the personal watercraft use environmental assessment underway Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.

February 07, 2013
Gregg Bruff to Retire on February 22
Gregg Bruff, Chief of Heritage Education and Cultural Resources at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, will retire on February 22, after a 37 year career with the National Park Service and the U.S. Forest Service.

January 31, 2013
Jim Northup Leaving Pictured Rocks; Will Head Shenandoah National Park in Virginia
The National Park Service has announced that Jim Northup, Superintendent at Pictured Rock National Lakeshore since May 2005, has been selected to serve as the new superintendent of Shenandoah National Park in Virginia.

November 15, 2012
PRNL Working to Upgrade Trailheads and Backcountry Signs
Work includes bulletin boards plus trailhead and backcountry signs.

September 28, 2012
NPS Initiates New Planning Process Regarding PWC at PRNL
The National Park Service is initiating a new planning process regarding the use of personal watercraft on the surface of Lake Superior within Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.

Did You Know?

The light tower and flagpole of the Au Sable Light Station stand proudly.

Located within Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, the Au Sable Light Station is on the National Register of Historic Places. Constructed in 1874, the station beacon still shines over Lake Superior's frigid waters. The lamp is now solar powered. More...