Celebrate protection of the Michigamme Highlands

  • The property extends over 73,000 acres and thanks to grant funding, will now be protected and available for Michiganders to enjoy for generations.
    The property extends over 73,000 acres and thanks to grant funding, will now be protected and available for Michiganders to enjoy for generations.
  • The Michigamme Highlands project includes the protection of 4,800 acres of deer wintering complex, which is critical for the survival of deer during the harsh UP winters.
    The Michigamme Highlands project includes the protection of 4,800 acres of deer wintering complex, which is critical for the survival of deer during the harsh UP winters.

    LANSING

    Among the wildest of Michigan’s wild places, the rugged Michigamme Highlands has some of the most important natural geography in the Great Lakes region. Made up of vast forests, sparkling lakes, winding trout streams and granite outcroppings, the landscape is truly spectacular.

    Now, thanks entirely to grant funding, over 73,000 acres of this beautiful landscape has been protected and is avai…