Prentiss Bay Marsh
Here Prentiss Creek forms a wide marsh. Scores of nesting boxes are for tree swallows. Some 300 such boxes have been deployed in the area. Longtime resident Harry Harris, a former gunsmith, birder, and a dedicated ecologist, made them from scrap. Each spring he sets up the boxes from his boat; each fall he takes them in. Many of his exceptional photographs of birds are on display at the Les Cheneaux Historical Museum.
On M-134, 7 miles east of M-129 Cedarville, just inside Chippewa County.
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POINTS OF INTEREST
Gerstacker Preserve. 890-acre stunning bedrock shoreline preserve has rare plants. 2+ miles of trails wind through dunes, forests. See loons, pileated woodpeckers. Swim off sandy beach. ... more
Government Island. This island of birch and conifers, the only public island among Les Cheneaux, is a nice picnic or camping destination, with a swimming beach ... more
Great Lakes Boat Building School. In this region long known for fine wooden boats there is now an impressive school teaching the art ... more
Les Cheneaux Historical Museum. Exhibits and excellent videos illuminate the natural history development of the Cedarville/Hessel area, from Indian artifacts to lumber camps and tourist and resort eras. ... more
Safe Harbor Books. This personal bookshop has a good selection of regional, Great Lakes maritime and nature books, plus rubber stamping supplies. ... more
Les Cheneaux Maritime Museum. Boats & boat-related things in a 1920s boathouse: sailboats, canoes, rowboats, old photos ... more
Prentiss Bay Marsh. Scores of nesting boxes for tree swallows are scattered across this wetland. ... more
Cedarville Wi-fi Hotspot. Les Cheneaux Public Library has wi-fi 24/7 in parking lot. Open Tues, Wed & Fri 11-5, Thur 11-8, Sat 10-3. 75 E. Hodeck St., south from I-134. ... more
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