Muskallonge Lake State Park

Muskallonge Lake State Park

Lake panorama

Muskallonge Lake State Park, MI in late July 2007


Muskallonge Lake State Park
Map showing the location of Muskallonge Lake State Park
Map showing the location of Muskallonge Lake State Park
Location within the state of Michigan
Location Upper Peninsula, Luce County, Michigan USA
Nearest city Grand Marais, Michigan
Coordinates 46°40′35″N 85°38′09″W / 46.67638°N 85.63583°W / 46.67638; -85.63583Coordinates: 46°40′35″N 85°38′09″W / 46.67638°N 85.63583°W / 46.67638; -85.63583
Area 217 acres (88 ha)
Governing body Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Official website

Muskallonge Lake State Park is a state park in Michigan. It is located 28 miles (45 km) northwest of Newberry in Luce County. The 217-acre (0.88 km2) park is situated between the shores of Lake Superior and Muskallonge Lake; the area is well known for its forests, lakes and streams.

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History

The park occupies the site of the former lumber mill town of Deer Park, which prior to its lumber days was an Indian encampment. In the late 1800s, Muskallonge Lake served as a mill pond for millions of white pine logs brought to it by railroad lines. By 1900, the virgin stands of pines were depleted, the mill closed, and the lumbering operation moved away. All that remains as evidence of the lumbering community are piles of sawdust and a few partly submerged pine logs in the lake.

The state park is also the site where stood Station Muskallong Lake (later Deer Park), one of five U.S. Life-Saving Service Stations along the coast of Lake Superior between Munising and Whitefish Point in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It was part of the U.S. Life-Saving Service District 10 (later part of District 11). The other four Life-saving Stations were Grand Marais, Two Heart, Crisp Point Light, and Vermilion Point. In 1915, these stations became part of the U.S. Coast Guard. In 1939 the U.S. Lighthouse Service also merged under the control of the U.S. Coast Guard.[1]

Facilities

  • Boat Launch
  • Campground - 159 Sites
  • Picnic Area
  • Playground

Activities

  • Fishing
  • Hiking - 1.5 miles (2.4 km)
  • Snow-mobiling
  • Swimming

Nearby Points of Interest

References

See also

  • List of lifesaving stations in Michigan

External links


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