Muskallonge Lake State Park

Muskallonge Lake State Park is a public recreation area on Lake Superior sixteen miles (26 km) east of Grand Marais in Luce County, Michigan. The state park covers 217 acres (88 ha) between the shores of Lake Superior and Muskallonge Lake where Native American's once had an encampment and where a station of the United States Life-Saving Service once stood.[4]

Muskallonge Lake State Park
IUCN category III (natural monument or feature)[1]
Muskallonge Lake State Park, July 2007
Location in Michigan
LocationUpper Peninsula, Luce County, Michigan , United States
Nearest cityGrand Marais, Michigan
Coordinates46°40′35″N 85°38′09″W[2]
Area217 acres (88 ha)
Elevation643 feet (196 m) [2]
DesignationMichigan state park
Established1956[3]
AdministratorMichigan Department of Natural Resources
WebsiteMuskallonge State Park

History

The park occupies land just west of Deer Park, a 19th-century mill town that all but disappeared once the forests on which its mill depended were gone.[5] The state park is also the site of former Station Muskallong Lake (Coast Guard Station #295; later called Station Deer Park),[6] one of five such stations along the coast of Lake Superior between Munising and Whitefish Point in the Upper Peninsula. It was part of U.S. Life-Saving Service District 10 (later part of District 11). The other four stations along Lake Superior's "Shipwreck Coast" were Grand Marais, Two Heart, Crisp Point Light, and Vermilion Point.

Deer Park Life-Saving Station was in service from 1876 to 1909. The park was transferred from the Forestry Division to Parks and Recreation Division in 1957.[7]

Activities and amenities

The park offers swimming and fishing and includes a 159-site campground, boat launch, picnic area, playground, and trails for hiking and snow-mobiling.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Muskallonge Lake State Park". IUCN. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  2. "Muskallonge Lake State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  3. "When were Michigan state parks and recreation areas established?" (PDF). Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  4. "Muskallonge State Park". Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  5. Griffin, Steve (August 21, 2003). "Former lumber town full of history". Midland Daily News. Midland, Mich. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  6. "Station Muskallonge Lake, Michigan" (PDF). U.S. Coast Guard. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  7. "Muskallonge State Park General Management Plan: Appendix_A" (PDF). Michigan Department of Natural Resources. p. A-4. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
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