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Lies immediately to the west of Cadillac. The national forest is popular with ORVers.
The Manistee National Forest is a national forest located in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. It has a total area of 540,187 acres (2,190 km2). It was established in 1938, and combined with the Huron National Forest in 1945 for administrative purposes, creating the Huron-Manistee National Forests. However, they are two separate forest units, as they are not connected. The area is popular for hiking, fishing, camping, boating, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing and hunting. The North Country Trail passes through it, and connects with the 11-mile Manistee River Trail to form a 23-mile loop. The highest point in the lower peninsula, Briar Hill (1,706 ft), is located here. The Manistee National Forest is not one continuous mass, but is a "mosaic" broken by private property and towns. The headquarters for the forest is in Cadillac, Michigan.
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Nine-hole course located in the Manistee National Forest (listed rate is for 18 holes; players play the course twice)
Wedgewood, Briar South
18-hole layout winds through a residential neighborhood.
Established in 1910, the Cadillac Country Club course is a 6017-yard, par 70 classic.
18-hole public golf course. The Cadillac Grill Restaurant is on site.
Located between the two lakes. It is home to the Carl T. Johnson Hunt and Fish Center, which documents the history of hunting and fishing in Michigan. The Center is open year-round. There is also a 2.5-mile (4.0 km) nature trail that leaves from the Hunting and Fishing Center.
Constructed to transport logs from Lake Mitchell to the mills on the shores of Lake Cadillac. It is now used exclusively by recreation lakecraft. With the canal, the two lakes comprise approximately 3700 acres of open water.