GEO 333: Geography of Michigan and the Great Lakes Region


Part V.  Contemporary Land Uses

A. Urban centers 

B. Manufacturing 

C. Agriculture 

D. Forestry

E. Shipping 

F. Recreational opportunities

G. Mining

F.  Recreational opportunities

water sports
       fishing
       boating
       swimming
       snorkeling and scuba diving
       FEATURE: Coastal erosion, where and why?
running and running races
skiing and snowboarding
snowmobiling
golf
hunting
       deer
       elk
       bear
       birds
       small game
trapping
drinking wine
dune "crawling"
National Parks, Lakeshores and Monuments 
       Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore 
       Isle Royale National Park
       Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore 
Cities and regions oriented to the tourist industry
       Holland
       Traverse City
       Frankenmuth
       Mackinac City and St. Ignace
       Ludington
       Isle Royale
       Irish Hills
FEATURE: A Michigan Tourism webpage
                [developed by Brad Shellito (MSU Geography)]

A Michigan road trip

 

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