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Pictured Rocks National LakeshorePicnic table waits patiently for visitors near the mouth of the Hurricane River on Lake Superior within Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.
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Chapel Lake is shown with fall colors, a beautifu view of the northwoods in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.  

Did You Know?
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.
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