Rifle River Recreation Area
- Rifle River Recreation Area
Rifle River Recreation Area is a wilderness located on the upper reaches of the Rifle River within the Au Sable State Forest in Ogemaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Covering covers convert|4329|acre, the area provides a variety of recreational opportunities, including boating, canoeing, hiking, hunting, fishing, cross-country skiing, biking, and swimming.
This area was formerly a private hunting and fishing retreat owned by Harry Mulford Jewett, president of the Paige-Detroit Motor Car Company, for whom the Jewett automobile was named. In 1945 the tract, then called Grousehaven, was purchased by the Michigan Department of Conservation from Mrs. Jewett after her husband's death. The Department of Conservation renamed it the Rifle River Area and used it as a field laboratory for fish and game research. In 1963, the Parks Division acquired the area and it is now known as the Rifle River Recreation Area.
References
* [http://www.michigandnr.com/ParksandTrails/details.aspx?id=489&type=SPRK Rifle River Recreation Area] , Michigan DNR
* [http://www.michigan.gov/documents/Rifle_River_Plan_22974_7.pdf Rifle River Natural River Plan] , May 1980, revised March 12, 2002, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Fisheries Division
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