IB447 - Field Ecology: The Itinerary
Northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula
May 15, 2006 - May 24, 2006

May 15 (Mon) Leave C-U @ 6:00 am CST; travel to northern lower Michigan
Contact: Camping at Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore, Empire, MI
Platte River Group Campground (616) 326-5134 www.nps.gov/slbe

May 16 + May 17 (Tues-Wed) Explore Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore
Contact: Camping at Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore (see above)

May 18 (Thurs) Explore : AM Grass River Natural Area, Bellaire, MI
PM Hartwick Pines State Park, Grayling, MI
Contact: GRNA (616) 533-8314
Hartwick (989) 348-2537
Camping at Wilderness State Park (bunk house 3) (231) 436-5381

May 19 (Fri) Cross Straits of Mackinaw. Explore Horseshoe Bay, Pointe Aux Chenes,
Niagara Escarpment at East Lake, and Tahquamenon Falls.
Late PM (or early AM) to Whitefish Point Bird Observatory
Contact: Camping at Tahquamenon Falls State Park, Group Camp at Rivermouth
Paradise, MI (906) 492-3415

May 20 (Sat) Explore Seney National Wildlife Refuge, Seney, MI
Canoe Manistique River with Northland Outfitters, Germfask, MI
Contact: SNWR (906) 586-9851 Canoe (906) 586-9801
Camping at Pictured Rock National Lakeshore, Grand Marais/Munising, MI
12 mile Beach or Hurricane River Campgrounds (906) 387-2607

May 21 (Sun) Explore Pictured Rock national Lakeshore
Contact: Camping at Porcupine Wilderness State Park, Ontonagon, MI
Union Bay Campground (800) 447-2757

May 22 + May 23 (Mon-Tues) Explore Porcupine Wilderness State Park
Contact: Camping at Porcupine Wilderness State Park (see above)

May 24 (Wed) Drive to C-U; arrive in late evening.
Camping in the warmth of your own bed.