Huron Sunrise Trail
The Huron Sunrise Trail is a 11-mile (18 km) bicycle and hiking trail in Michigan that follows a section of the shoreline of Lake Huron north and west of Rogers City, Michigan. The trail, which is contained entirely within Presque Isle County, largely follows a section of the former roadbed of the Detroit and Mackinac Railway.[1][2]
The trail connects a series of recreational areas that were used as quarries for smelter stone and construction aggregate, which are major industries of Presque Isle County. The trail also connects a key harbor, used in former times to ship the aggregate, with the lighthouse that guarded the freight boats on their way to markets in Lake Michigan.[2] Points of interest along the trail, from south to north, include:
- Rogers City
- Hoeft State Park
- Forty Mile Point Light[1]
See also[edit]
- Great Lakes Lore Maritime Museum, a small Rogers City museum that describes the work of shipping smelter stone and aggregate.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Huron Sunrise Trail". Rogers City. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
- ^ a b DeLorme (2002). Michigan Atlas & Gazetteer (10th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. p. 84.
- ^ "Great Lakes Lore Maritime Museum". gllmm.com. Great Lakes Lore Maritime Museum. 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2020.