Keweenaw Non-Motorized Areas

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Attractions: Non-Motorized Areas

The Keweenaw has special places set aside to preserve the pristine beauty, biology and/or geology of the site. These areas are open to the public, but are strictly for non-motorized traffic only. Fires, camping & motorized vehicles (and in some cases, even bicycles) are prohibited. When visiting one of these preserves, please remember to stay on marked paths, do not remove any plants, rocks or animals, do not litter and do not trespass on adjacent private land. This will do more than protect the area...it will ensure that others will also be able to enjoy it.

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	Earl K Dore Woodland Address: Five Mile Point Road, Keweenaw County When: Open during daylight hours 365 days a year. The Dore Woods, a North Woods Conservancy site, contains 80 acres of oak and pine woodland and the botanically diverse Taylor Creek gorge. Take a walk in the Dore Woods and let the serenity of the north woods and memories of loved ones rejuvenate your spirit. Fires, camping and motorized vehicles are prohibited. No fees.
	Gratiot River North Address: Five Mile Point Road, Keweenaw County When: Open daily during daylight hours. Gratiot River North, a North Woods Conservancy site, contains 212 acres of north woods and 500 feet of isolated shoreline. No fees. Fishing permitted; fires, camping, hunting, trapping and motor vehicles are prohibited; horses welcome. Visit the website for information and a printable map.
	Merganser Pond Address: Five Mile Point Road, Keweenaw County When: Open daily during daylight hours. Merganser Pond, a North Woods Conservancy site, contains 400 acres, about half of which is rich, botanically diverse coastal wetland including a ridge-swale system and the pond itself. You may spot trumpeter swans, sandhill cranes, bald eagle, otter, mink, muskrat, beaver, or perhaps a common or hooded merganser. No fee...
	Seven Mile Point Address: Five Mile Point Road, Keweenaw County When: Open to the public from noon to sunset on weekends from May 15 to October 15. Seven Mile Point, a North Woods Conservancy site, contains 32 acres and 1,854' of Lake Superior sand, bedrock and cobble shoreline including 950 feet of sand beach, 700 feet of 1.1 billion-year-old bedrock shore and 200 feet of cobble beach. Fishing permitted. Fires, camping, hunting, trapping and motor vehicles (except on the entry road)...
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	Bete Grise Preserve Address: Gay-Lac La Belle Road, Keweenaw County When: Open 365 days a year to foot travel and other types of passive recreational use such as hiking, fishing, cross country skiing, snowshoeing and the like... The Bete Grise Preserve, a Nature Conservancy protected area, is a wetland area stretching along Lake Superior from Lac La Belle to Point Isabelle along the Gay-Lac La Belle Road on the Keweenaw's south shore. Bete Grise is recognized as the single most...
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	Mary Macdonald Preserve Address: Off the end of US-41, east of Copper Harbor When: The site is open to the public year round. Late summer and early fall are the best times to visit this site. A Michigan Nature Conservancy Site, the Mary Macdonald Preserve at Horseshoe Harbor is arguably the most beautiful Conservancy site in the state of Michigan. The preserve encompasses 1,276 acres of high-quality bedrock beaches and glade communities...
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	Eagle Harbor Township Recreation Area Address: Off of M-26 west of Eagle Harbor, between Lake Eliza and Great Sand Bay in Keweenaw County When: Open year round for hiking and cross country skiing. 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...
	Helmut & Candis Stern Preserve at Mt. Lookout Address: Eagle Harbor Cut-Off Road, Keweenaw County When: Open year round 7 days a week for hiking, skiing, showshoeing, nature study, research projects and environmental education programs. A Nature Conservancy site, the Helmut & Candis Stern Preserve includes 1,371 acres that encompass several thousand feet of frontage along Lake Bailey, a 200+ acre glacial lake and steep wooded slopes with a mix of hardwood and conifer forests and offers...
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	Gratiot Lake Conservancy Address: Gratiot Lake, P. O. Box 310, Mohawk, MI 49950 The Gratiot Lake Conservancy, located in Keweenaw County, is a 307 acre nature preserve at Gratiot Lake that includes over 10,000 feet of shoreline and the Bear Paw Path.The Bear Paw Path Trailhead is located at the Noblet Field Station at 5173 Noblet Lane and is an easy to moderate 3.6 miles in length. The Beaver Dam overlook trail is .5 mile round trip and the Beaver Dam Loop is 1.3 miles round trip
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	Paavola Wetlands Preserve Address: US-41, north of Hancock Phone: 906-482-0820 The Paavola Preserve, established in 1999 and expanded in 2007, is home to frogs and turtles, wild irises and cattails, where the call of red-winged blackbirds can be heard. A 15-acre pond is surrounded by sedges, grasses, rushes, sweet gale and willow. Upland species include leatherwood, birch, pine, spruce and aspen. The central...
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	Michigan Tech Recreational Forest Address: Along Sharon Avenue/MacInnes Drive, on the Michigan Tech University Campus in Houghton When: Open year round for non-motorized traffic including hiking, biking and cross country skiing. The Michigan Tech Recreational Forest, located off US-41 or M-26 along Sharon Avenue, has two distinct trail areas of moderate difficulty with rolling hills of up to 18...
	Nara Nature Park Address: US-41, between Houghton & Chassell, Houghton, MI 49931 When: Year-round access for non-motorized recreation including hiking, biking, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing. It includes the Nara Trail, a 1 mile trail along Portage Lake that begins near Pilgrim Terrace Industries and the 3/4 mile Peepsock Trail. The Nara trail is a 6 ft. wide, 2300 ft. long elevated boardwalk with 5 fishing sites that begins across from the...
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