The US is home to 423 National Park sites.  63 of those carry National Park in their name, like Yosemite, Yellowstone and Isle Royale. 

But that’s really just the start. In fact, there are 20 different types of National Park Properties, including Battlefields, Monuments and Memorials, even the White House is part of our National Park properties. 

We are lucky to have 5 National Park sites on Lake Superior and back in 1966, Pictured Rocks, which spans 42 miles of Lake Superior’s southern shore between Munising and Grand Marais in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, became our first National Lakeshore. The park, named for the colorful mineral-stained 200 foot cliffs, also features 6 inland lakes and 111 miles of trails and ranks as a year round favorite for all types of recreation from paddling and hiking to skiing and ice climbing. In this episode we get to learn more about this gem of our Big Blue from Superintendent David Horne.