- Hiawatha National Forest
Hiawatha National Forest is a convert|880000|acre|km2|0|sing=on
National Forest in the Upper Peninsula of the state ofMichigan in theUnited States . Commerciallogging is conducted in some areas. TheUnited States Forest Service administers this National Forest; it is physically divided into two subunits, commonly called the Eastside and Westside. In descending order of land area it lies in parts of Chippewa, Delta, Mackinac, Alger, Schoolcraft, and Marquette counties. Chippewa and Mackinac counties are in the Eastside, whereas the rest are in the Westside. The smaller Eastside contains about 44% of the forest's area, whereas the larger Westside has about 56%. Forest headquarters are located inEscanaba, Michigan .Eastside was a large infertile sandy area that was never homesteaded or developed. It was designated
Marquette National Forest by PresidentTheodore Roosevelt in 1909. This land was administered with Huron National Forest as the Michigan National Forest from 1918 intil 1962, when it was transferred to Hiawatha. The forest was authorized to buy an additional convert|307000|acre|sqmi km2|-2|lk=on in 1925 and convert|50000|acre|sqmi km2|-1|lk=on in 1935. Westside began being purchased in 1928 and was designated Hiawatha National Forest in 1931. This unit was extensively replanted by theCivilian Conservation Corps .The forest has over 100 miles (160 km) of shoreline. Both east and west units have shoreline on both
Lake Superior andLake Michigan ; the east unit also has shoreline onLake Huron and includes Round Island and its lighthouse. The west unit bordersPictured Rocks National Lakeshore , which is administered by theNational Park Service , and theGrand Island National Recreation Area , which is separately administered by the U.S. Forest Service.Several
lighthouse s are located along the shores. ThePoint Iroquois Light is operated as a museum. [ [http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/forests/hiawatha/recreation/lighthouses/point_iroquois_light/index.php National Park Service, Hiawatha National Forest, Iroquois Light and Museum] ] TheNorth Country Trail passes through the forest.The Hiawatha National Forest contains six designated
wilderness area s:
*Big Island Lake Wilderness
*Delirium Wilderness
*Horseshoe Bay Wilderness
*Mackinac Wilderness
*Rock River Canyon Wilderness
*Round Island Wilderness External links
* [http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/forests/hiawatha/ Forest Service website]
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