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Making America's Best Idea Even Better
Pictured Rocks National LakeshoreLake Superior's Au Sable Light Station, built in 1874 by the U.S. Lighthouse Service, is located within Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.
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Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
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This section of Alger County Road H-58 near Grand Marais was paved in the 1990s.
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Alger County Road H-58 near Grand Marais
 
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is located on the south shore of Lake Superior in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, between the communities of Munising (west) and Grand Marais (east).

Car
Michigan state highways M-28 and M-94 lead to Munising. State highway M-77 leads to Grand Marais. Alger County Road H-58 and other spur roads (some unpaved) provide access throughout the lakeshore. Many roads are closed by snow during the winter.

Plane
Grass airfields are located near Grand Marais and Munising. Regularly scheduled commercial airline service arrives at Marquette, Escanaba, and Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.

Bus
Regional bus lines stop in Marquette and Escanaba.

Public Transportation
The local bus service (Altran, 906-387-4845) offers backpacker shuttle service in summer; reservations are required.  Send an Email to Altran. 

Alger County Road Commission trucks grades a gravel road.
Construction on Alger County Road
H-58 in 2009 and 2010
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The Official Map and Guide for Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.
Many site bulletins
are available on-line.
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The Interagency Visitor Center of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and Hiawatha National Forest is located in Munising, Michigan.
Interagency Visitor Center
Please make the IVC your first stop.
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Clouds over Lake Superior (National Weather Service photo)
The latest NOAA weather forecast
for Grand Marais, Michigan.
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The North Country National Scenic Trail stretches from North Dakota to New York, a distance of 3,200 miles.  

Did You Know?
The North Country National Scenic Trail connects outstanding scenic, natural, and cultural sites in seven northern states from Crown Point, New York, to Lake Sakakawea in North Dakota. The trail was established on March 5, 1980. Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is home to 42 miles of the NCNST.
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Last Updated: April 24, 2007 at 08:49 EST