Schoolcraft Furnace Site, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

Name: Schoolcraft Furnace Site
Address: Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, United States

#5 among attractions in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

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Schoolcraft Furnace Site, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

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The Schoolcraft Furnace Site is an abandoned iron furnace site located just east of Munising, Michigan within the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore near the Munising Falls Visitor Center. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. It is also known as the Munising Furnace. ()

Built: 1867 (157 years ago)Coordinates: 46°25'26"N, 86°37'21"W

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Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore United States

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Schoolcraft Furnace Site – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Munising Falls, Memorial Falls, Tannery Falls, Alger County Historical Society & Heritage Center.

~520 ftSE
Natural attraction, Waterfall, Park
Munising Falls, Munising
3 min walk • Munising Falls is a waterfall located in Munising in the westernmost portion of the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Alger County, Michigan. The falls drops about 50 feet over a sandstone cliff. With the exception of the spring thaw, the amount of water falling is relatively small.
0.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Memorial Falls, Munising
13 min walk • Memorial Falls are two similar waterfalls in adjacent gorges on small streams near the city of Munising Michigan. The larger falls drop approximately 40 feet. There is a cave behind both falls. There is a small natural arch in the sandstone between the two gorges near the top of the falls.
0.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Tannery Falls, Munising
16 min walk • Tannery Falls is a waterfall on Tannery Creek located near the city of Munising, Michigan. The Falls are also sometimes called the Rudy M. Olson Memorial Falls. The grave site of Rudolf Olsen can be seen on the path leading to the falls alongside a set of stairs.
~1430 ftW
46°25'21"N • 86°37'40"W
Alger County Historical Society & Heritage Center, Munising
7 min walk • History museum, Museum

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Which popular attractions are close to Schoolcraft Furnace Site?

Nearby attractions include Munising Falls, Munising (3 min walk), Alger County Historical Society & Heritage Center, Munising (7 min walk), Memorial Falls, Munising (13 min walk), Tannery Falls, Munising (16 min walk).