Land Features of Michigan

Upper Peninsula

• Rugged coastline, cliffs, beaches.
• Forested interior, rolling hills, lakes.
• Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.
• Isle Royale National Park.

Lower Peninsula

• Flat to gently rolling plains.
• Extensive coastline: sandy beaches, dunes, marshes.
• Great Lakes: Huron, Michigan, Erie, St. Clair.
• Mackinac Island.

Straits of Mackinac

• Connect Lakes Michigan & Huron.
• Mackinac Bridge – one of world's longest suspension bridges.

Michigan's Thumb

• Peninsula jutting into Lake Huron; agriculture, apple orchards.

Inland Lakes

• Over 11,000, including Torch, Charlevoix, Elk, Higgins.

Man‑Made Features

• Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge.
• Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
• Tahquamenon Falls State Park.