The Au Sable River is a 138-mile-long river in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Rising in the Northern Lower Peninsula, the river flows in a generally southeasterly direction to its
The Au Sable River in Alcona County
Additional view from bluffs of the Au Sable River in Iosco County, Michigan
Lumbering practices destroyed Arctic grayling breeding grounds in rivers and contributed to their slow decline and eventual disappearance from Northern Michigan.
Canoes along the Au Sable River
The Huron–Manistee National Forests are two separate national forests, the Huron National Forest and the Manistee National Forest, combined in 1945 for administration purposes and which comprise 978,9
Canoes on the Pere Marquette River in the Manistee National Forest.
Benton Lake, near the town of Baldwin in the Manistee National Forest
The Lumberman's Monument, dedicated to the workers of the early logging industry, is located within the eastern part of the forest near Oscoda.