Grand Island National Recreation Area protects much of Grand Island in Lake Superior off Munising in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Managed within Hiawatha National Forest, it includes about 13,500 acres of woodland, a glacier-shaped shoreline of roughly 35 miles, high sandstone cliffs, and a perimeter trail that reaches much of the island’s striking terrain. Native Americans used the surrounding fisheries for seasonal and year-round living long before federal protection, and artifacts there date to around 1300 B.C. Established in 1990 after purchase from Cleveland Cliffs Iron Co., the area is now known for camping, fishing, hiking, and other outdoor recreation, while the privately owned Thumb contains the 1868 Grand Island East Channel Light.