Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, often called the Porkies, is Michigan’s largest state park, covering about 60,000 acres of rugged wilderness in the Upper Peninsula along Lake Superior’s shoreline.
Turtle Creek Casino & Hotel in Williamsburg, Michigan, is a premier gaming and lodging destination owned by the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, located at 7741 M-72 East just 10-15 minutes northeast of Traverse City amid scenic Northern Michigan landscapes.
Bay City State Park covers 2,389 acres along Saginaw Bay in Bay County, Michigan, near Bay City, featuring over 1,000 feet of sandy beach, the vast Tobico Marsh—one of the Great Lakes' largest coastal freshwater wetlands—and more than 2,000 acres of woods, prairies, and marshes that attract migratory birds and wildlife.
Clear Lake State Park covers 290 acres along two-thirds of the shoreline of its namesake 133-acre spring-fed lake in Montmorency County's Canada Creek Ranch, Michigan, within the vast Mackinaw State Forest.
The S.S. Badger is a historic passenger and vehicle ferry operating on Lake Michigan since 1953, running between Ludington, Michigan, and Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
MotorCity Casino Hotel in Detroit, Michigan, is a luxurious urban gaming and entertainment complex housed in a historic Wonder Bread bakery building, featuring a 100,000-square-foot casino with around 2,400-2,660 slot machines, 59-77 table games like blackjack and roulette, two poker rooms, and a sportsbook.
The Soo Locks in Michigan, located on the St. Marys River between Lake Superior and Lake Huron, are a critical engineering marvel that enable ships to bypass the 21-foot rapids of the river by raising and lowering vessels between different lake levels.
Muskallonge Lake State Park is a 217‑acre state park in Luce County, Michigan, located in the Upper Peninsula about 28 miles northwest of Newberry between the shores of Lake Superior and Muskallonge Lake.
Oscoda Beach Park in Michigan offers a wide stretch of soft, sugar-sand shoreline along Lake Huron, making it a favorite spot for families and beachgoers.
Lakeport State Park Day Use Area is the southern section of Lakeport State Park in Burtchville Township, Michigan, along rocky Lake Huron shoreline roughly 10 miles north of Port Huron, featuring over 2,250 feet of beachfront accessible via a pedestrian overpass across US-25.
Campus Martius Park in Detroit, Michigan, is a vibrant public space located in the heart of downtown and considered the city’s point of origin, where Detroit’s street numbering system begins.
Thompson’s Harbor State Park is a 5,109‑acre Michigan state park along about 7.5 miles of Lake Huron shoreline in Presque Isle County, roughly 24 miles north of Alpena and near Rogers City.
Port Crescent State Park is a 640‑acre Michigan state park on the shores of Lake Huron’s Saginaw Bay, about five miles southwest of Port Austin at the tip of the state’s Thumb region.
The Kelsey Museum of Archaeology at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor was founded from the collection efforts of Francis W. Kelsey, a Latin professor who began acquiring artifacts in 1893 to aid his teaching.
