Craig Lake State Park
| Craig Lake State Park | |
|---|---|
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)[1] | |
  Location in Michigan | |
| Location | Spurr Township, Baraga County, Michigan |
| Nearest town | Nestoria, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 46°36′00″N 88°11′15″W / 46.60000°N 88.18750°W[2] |
| Area | 8,459 acres (3,423 ha) |
| Elevation | 1,716 feet (523 m) [2] |
| Designation | Michigan State Park |
| Established | 1967 [3] |
| Administrator | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
| Website | Craig Lake State Park |
Craig Lake State Park is a remote public recreation area covering 8,459 acres (3,423 ha) in Baraga County on the Upper Peninsula of the state of Michigan. The state park has several lakes that are accessible only by foot or paddling.[4]
History
The property was once the private preserve of Fred Miller, president of the Miller Brewing Company. Miller built cabins that are still in use and named three of the area's lakes after his children Teddy, Craig, and Claire. After Miller's death in 1954, the state, which already owned land in the vicinity, was able to purchase more than two thousand additional acres from his estate in 1956.[5][6][7]
Activities and amenities
The park's rugged hiking trails include an eight-mile (13 km) loop around Craig Lake and a seven-mile (11 km) stretch of the North Country National Scenic Trail. The park also offers rustic camping, fishing for muskellunge and northern pike, hunting, cross-country skiing, and snowmobiling.[4]
References
- ^ "Craig Lake State Park". Protected Planet. IUCN. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- ^ a b "Craig Lake State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "When were Michigan state parks and recreation areas established?" (PDF). Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- ^ a b "Craig Lake State Park". Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved September 26, 2011.
- ^ Lowe, Ken (June 5, 1970). "Craig Lake State Park to be wilderness area". The Evening News. Sault Ste. Maria, Mich. Archived from the original on February 17, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ^ Pepin, John (December 1, 2017). "Outdoors provides break from holiday madness". The Mining Journal. Marquette, Mich. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ^ Bingham, Emily (September 19, 2019). "Tragedy gave Michigan its most remote state park on lake named after Miller beer heir". MLive. Advance Local Media. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
External links
- Craig Lake State Park Michigan Department of Natural Resources
- Craig Lake State Park Map Michigan Department of Natural Resources
