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The
Mackinac Wilderness had no footpaths as of 2006, and public visitation to the wilderness was centered on the roadside strip adjacent to M-123, and on the Carp River and its banks. As of 2006, the Mackinac Wilderness was managed jointly by the U.S. Forest Service and the
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Hiawatha Forest, the Mackinac Wilderness was logged starting about 1880 and ending about 1910. The typical method of logging was to clear-cut all marketable timber and leave the discarded
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707:Grand Island National Recreation Area
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694:Other Protected Areas
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112:46.06444°N 84.84111°W
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838:Fort Michilimackinac
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1249:Pontiac Lake
1133:Warren Woods
1128:Warren Dunes
973:Wm. Mitchell
913:Lake Gogebic
843:Fort Wilkins
659:Presque Isle
500:Toumey Woods
495:Tobico Marsh
475:Newton Woods
407:River Raisin
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1259:Rifle River
1224:Lime Island
1219:Lake Hudson
1214:Island Lake
1194:Fort Custer
1093:Tawas Point
1058:Silver Lake
1053:Seven Lakes
1018:Otsego Lake
1013:Old Mission
953:F.J. McLain
903:Interlochen
898:Indian Lake
863:Harrisville
853:Grand Haven
674:Tahquamenon
412:Battlefield
390:Isle Royale
176:Description
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91:Coordinates
1510:Categories
1390:Thumb Area
1254:Proud Lake
1239:Ortonville
1184:Bass River
1148:Wilderness
1143:J.W. Wells
1108:Twin Lakes
1023:Palms Book
968:Mill Creek
883:P.H. Hoeft
878:W.J. Hayes
858:Grand Mere
818:Dodge No.4
813:Craig Lake
803:Clear Lake
773:Belle Isle
684:Yellow Dog
614:Bear Creek
591:Shiawassee
424:Lakeshores
400:Historical
359:See also:
299:Mack-in-aw
278:, and the
229:sand dunes
206:Carp River
103:84°50′28″W
100:46°03′52″N
1370:Marquette
1269:Tippy Dam
1123:Van Riper
1113:Van Buren
938:Ludington
823:Duck Lake
798:Cheboygan
788:Burt Lake
679:Whitefish
639:Ontonagon
447:Landmarks
183:slashings
1460:Category
1360:Keweenaw
1322:Mackinaw
1302:Au Sable
1274:Waterloo
1264:Rockport
1244:Pinckney
1199:Highland
1189:Brighton
1028:Petoskey
988:Negwegon
983:Muskegon
933:Leelanau
923:Lakeport
768:Bay City
634:Manistee
609:Au Sable
528:Hiawatha
395:Keweenaw
373:National
303:Chippewa
225:moraines
218:pulpwood
202:wetlands
67:Location
1480:Detroit
1473:Commons
1294:Forests
1078:Straits
993:Newaygo
948:Maybury
893:Holland
828:Fayette
783:Brimley
778:Bewabic
753:Algonac
520:Forests
187:erosion
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1158:Wilson
1003:Onaway
763:Baraga
629:Indian
538:Ottawa
288:Ojibwa
276:osprey
274:, the
238:beaver
144:Ojibwa
142:&
1404:Other
1345:Alger
1209:Ionia
1204:Holly
1163:Young
758:Aloha
740:Parks
731:State
644:Paint
619:Black
586:Seney
566:Huron
382:Parks
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