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  2. Fayette Historic State Park - Wikipedia

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    August 23, 1956. Fayette Historic State Park is the state park of the historic town of Fayette in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located on the Big Bay de Noc of Lake Michigan, between Snail Shell Harbor and Sand Bay, on the southern side of the Upper Peninsula, about 17 miles south of US 2. Fayette was the site of an industrial community ...

  3. Rockport State Recreation Area - Wikipedia

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    Rockport State Recreation Area. /  45.1997°N 83.3949°W  / 45.1997; -83.3949. Rockport State Recreation Area is a 4,237-acre (17.15 km 2) state park located along the shore of Lake Huron in Alpena and Presque Isle counties in the state of Michigan. It is operated by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and was established in 2012.

  4. Van Buren State Park (Michigan) - Wikipedia

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    Van Buren State Park is a 400-acre (160 ha) state park on Lake Michigan four miles (6.4 km) south of South Haven, Michigan, United States. [4] The park, which is maintained and operated by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, is located in the southwest corner of South Haven Township and the northwest corner of Covert Township, just north of the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant.

  5. Palms Book State Park - Wikipedia

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    Palms Book State Park. /  46.00833°N 86.36944°W  / 46.00833; -86.36944. Palms Book State Park is a publicly owned nature preserve encompassing 388 acres (157 ha) in Thompson Township, Schoolcraft County, in the eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The state park is noted for Kitch-iti-kipi, the "Big Spring" of the Upper Peninsula.

  6. List of Michigan state parks - Wikipedia

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    Michigan's state parks system was started in 1919. Three Michigan state parks pre-date the creation of the park system in 1919: Mackinac Island State Park (1895), Michilimackinac State Park (1909) and Interlochen State Park (1917). Mackinac Island State Park was created in 1895. It had served as the nation's second national park for two decades ...

  7. Tahquamenon Falls State Park - Wikipedia

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    The Tahquamenon Falls State Park is a 46,179-acre (186.88 km 2) state park in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the second largest of Michigan's state parks . Bordering on Lake Superior , most of the park is located within Whitefish Township in Chippewa County , with the western section of the park extending into McMillan Township in Luce County .

  8. Sterling State Park - Wikipedia

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    Sterling State Park. /  41.91556°N 83.33361°W  / 41.91556; -83.33361. William C. Sterling State Park is a public recreation area located in Frenchtown Charter Township with a small portion lying within the city limits of Monroe, Michigan. It is the only Michigan state park located on Lake Erie. The park encompasses 1,300 acres (530 ha ...

  9. Van Riper State Park - Wikipedia

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    Van Riper State Park. /  46.52389°N 87.98417°W  / 46.52389; -87.98417. Van Riper State Park is a public recreation area located in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan, 17 miles (27 km) west of Ishpeming on US Highway 41. [4] The state park 's 1,055 acres (427 ha) lie partly in Michigamme Township and partly in Champion ...