Bridalveil Falls emptying into Lake SuperiorMiners' Castle after one turret collapsed in April 2006[1]Pictured Rocks in the distance
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is a U.S. National Lakeshore in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, United States. It extends for 42 mi (68 km) along the shore of Lake Superior and covers 73,236 acres (114 sq mi; 296 km2). The park has extensive views of the hilly shoreline between Munising and Grand Marais in Alger County, with picturesque rock formations, waterfalls, and sand dunes.
Pictured Rocks derives its name from the 13 miles (24 km) of colorful sandstone cliffs northeast of Munising. The cliffs reach up to 200 feet (60 m) above lake level. They have been naturally sculptured into a variety of shallow caves, arches, and formations resembling castle turrets and human profiles. Near Munising, visitors can also visit Grand Island, most of which are included in the separate Grand Island National Recreation Area.
The U.S. Congress designated Pictured Rocks the first National Lakeshore in the United States in 1966. It is governed by the National Park Service (NPS), with 22 year-round NPS employees as of May 2006, and received 1,313,179 visitors in 2021.[2]
^Hach, Larry (April 14, 2006). "Miners Castle Turret Collapses". Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
PicturedRocksNationalLakeshore is a U.S. NationalLakeshore in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, United States. It extends for 42 mi (68 km) along the...
protected areas known as national seashores and three known as nationallakeshores, which are public lands operated by the National Park Service (NPS), an...
waterfall located on Miners River in the western portion of the PicturedRocksNationalLakeshore in Alger County, Michigan. The falls drops about 40 feet (12 m)...
waterfall located in Munising in the westernmost portion of the PicturedRocksNationalLakeshore in Alger County, Michigan. The falls drops about 50 feet (15 m)...
accessibility to the site. "PicturedRocksNationalLakeshore: Waterfalls". National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-04-16. PicturedRocks Waterfalls v t e...
Munising Falls National Ski Hall of Fame Northern Michigan University Marquette Ore Dock Paulding Light PicturedRocksNationalLakeshore Pine Mountain...
geology is an extension of the sandstone strata of the adjacent PicturedRocksNationalLakeshore. Island sandstone cliffs as tall as 300 feet (91 m) in height...
one national park, Isle Royale National Park as well as two nationallakeshores, PicturedRocksNationalLakeshore and Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore...
subterranean waterfall in Mammoth Cave National Park Bridalveil Falls (Michigan) at PicturedRocksNationalLakeshore Bridal Veil Falls (Minnesota), in Minneapolis...
3403L. doi:10.1029/2018JG004587. "Lakes and Ponds". PicturedRocksNationalLakeshore, Michigan. National Park Service, US Dept of Interior. Retrieved 23...
important north–south highway in the western to central U.P. PicturedRocksNationalLakeshore—natural formation along lake shore mentioned briefly Euchre—a...
basin. "Slices" of the Saint Louis River, Baptism River, PicturedRocksNationalLakeshore, Kakagon Slough, Isle Royale and Otter Cove can all be viewed...
in PicturedRocksNationalLakeshore Laughing Whitefish Falls – 30 m (98 ft) Munising Falls – 15 m (49 ft) sheer drop in PicturedRocksNational Lakeshore...
the east shore of Lake Michigan. Grand Sable Dunes, in the PicturedRocksNationalLakeshore, Michigan. Samalayuca Dunes, in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico...
the original on July 14, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2016. "PicturedRocksNationalLakeshore Instagram". Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved...
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