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Lake Eliza, courtesy of George Hite's eagleharborweb.net
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The Eagle Harbor Township Recreation Area includes well-defined sand channels and sandy defiles with red & white pine mixed with red oak and boreal forest. There are small, shallow lakes surrounded by dunes with diverse plant communities. Easy hiking is available along historic two track road grades related to logging and copper mining operations at Copper Falls. The dunes and marshes lie at the base of the Keweenaw escarpment where prehistoric copper miners are known to have mined native copper. The area includes the Eagle Harbor Red Pine Dunes & Cy Clark Memorial Nature Sanctuaries. Parking is available off M-26 on Pine Street, just past 7th Street, for the approximately 9 mile long trail, with several loop options.Motorized vehicles, camping and fires are prohibited. Foot traffic only is allowed in Michigan Nature Association sanctuaries.Open year round for hiking and cross country skiing.
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