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Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Looking east from the Log Slide, the Grand Sable Banks tower some 300 feet above Lake Superior.
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Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
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February 07, 2012
Fireside Chats 2012
Join a Park Ranger for the 2012 Fireside Chat speaker series, public interpretive programs about the natural and cultural resources of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.

January 31, 2012
Enjoy Lakeshore Cross-Country Ski Trails
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore encourages folks to come out and enjoy the cross-country ski trails maintained by the National Park Service in Munising and Grand Marais.

January 13, 2012
Alger Energy Savers Concludes
The Alger Energy Savers community engagement effort launched in January 2011 to help area residents understand the linkage between energy use and climate change and to increase energy efficiency throughout Alger County.

January 11, 2012
PRNL Welcomes Two Administrative Staff
PRNL introduces two recent additions to the Administrative staff, Information Technology Specialist Joshua Brewster and Administrative Assistant Michael Schneider.

January 09, 2012
Pictured Rocks Welcomes New Employee
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is pleased to welcome Allen Duszynski to the park staff. Duszynski will be serving as the park’s new Equipment Operator.

December 12, 2011
New Front Porch for Grand Marais Harbor of Refuge Building
The Harbor of Refuge building on Coast Guard Point in Grand Marais is getting a new front porch, thanks to the National Park Service.

December 09, 2011
Munising Range Light Facelift
Work is underway on the Munising Range Light keepers dwelling.

December 08, 2011
Lake Superior Overlook Opens
Significant improvements are complete at “Lake Superior Overlook” along the newly completed Alger County Road H-58.

November 21, 2011
Chapel Road Improvements 2011-2012
Several facility improvements are underway in the Mosquito-Chapel trailhead. The last half mile of Chapel Road and parking area will be closed November 21, 2011, to May 24, 2012.

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Did You Know?
Bear claw marks can be seen on the trunks of American beech trees because the bark is so smooth. Bears climb trees for safety and to eat beech nuts. The non-native beech bark disease is sweeping through Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, killing many beech trees. Trees scarred with bear claw marks will be harder to find.
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Last Updated: January 31, 2011 at 08:34 MST