Schoolcraft County includes notable historic, natural, and recreational sites such as Manistique Light and Boardwalk, where the East Breakwater Light, built in 1916, stands 35 feet tall at the harbor entrance of the Manistique River and the boardwalk extends more than 2 miles along northern Lake Michigan; Seul Choix Point Lighthouse, pronounced Sis-Shwa and meaning Only Choice, which became operational in 1892 as a reference point and refuge on Lake Michigan and remains operational; Seney National Wildlife Refuge, with over 7,000 acres of open water, 21 pools for nesting ducks and geese, and more than 200 bird species; Rainey Wildlife Area, with a quarter-mile trail and boardwalk leading to views of Smith Creek, Smith Slough, and Indian Lake; the Bishop Baraga Historical Site, where Rev. Frederic Baraga established and blessed his first church on May 15, 1832, and later became the Upper Peninsula's first Roman Catholic Bishop in 1853; Kitch-iti-kipi Big Spring, Michigan's largest spring, delivering over 10,000 gallons of water per minute; Thompson State Fish Hatchery, established in 1922, which produces multiple fish species for inland and Great Lake waters; and the historic 200 foot tall brick water tower in Manistique, built in 1922, along with the restored Siphon Bridge, originally built in 1919 to channel water into the paper mill.