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Furs...Freighters...Fuels
The challenges of the Great Lakes—ice, climate change, storms, invasive species, erosion, pollution—have inspired innovative transportation solutions so people can earn a livelihood. From the fur trade to urban and industrial growth, Michigan’s waterways have remained the most important conduit for commerce.
Splashin' Around
Michigan's Great Lakes, inland lakes, and streams and rivers offer a wide range of activities from fishing to hiking, diving to cruising, and much more. Miles of beaches and waterways provide hundreds of camping, picnicking, paddle-boarding, canoeing, and national lakeshore areas for a thriving tourist industry. Sleeping Bear Dunes and the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore boast thousands of visitors every year.