National Park Service Sleeping Bear Dunes U.S. Department of the Interior Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

North Manitou Island

North Manitou is managed as wilderness with the exception of an 11-hectare (27-acre) area around the village. Visiting the island is a primitive experience emphasizing solitude, a feeling of self-reliance, and a sense of exploration. The primary visitor activities are backpacking and hunting. Travel in the wilderness area is by foot only.

Traveling to the Islands Recreation Use Fees Manitou Island Transit is the authorized Entrance fee for the mainland and Manitou Islands: park concessionaire providing passenger Park Pass (per vehicle / valid for 7 days) $10.00 ferry service to North and South Manitou Annual Park Pass (valid for one year from month of purchase) $20.00 Islands. Reservations are recommended. North Manitou Island camping fees: Passengers must be at the Fishtown Dock Backcountry Permit (up to 4 people / per night) $ 5.00 in Leland no later than 9:15 a.m. in order Group Camping (up to 10 people / per night) $10.00 to check in at the ticket office. Reserva- tions are held only until 9:30 a.m. Come Fully Prepared Passengers must pack all personal Bring provisions for at least 2 extra days in case adverse weather should occur equipment securely to prevent damage and the ferry cannot run. There are no stores, supplies, gasoline or fuel on the from cargo shifts and top loads. For more island. Medical attention is not available. Sick or injured people may be stranded information contact: Manitou Island on the island until emergency evacuation can be accomplished. Be in good Transit, P.O. Box 1157, Leland, MI 49654, physical shape. Carry a first aid kit. Know your limitations. Purify your Phone: 231-256-9061, E-mail: www.leela- drinking water. Compass and topographic maps are recommended. nau.com/manitou.

Pets be completed before camping. All trash fishing license is required. Boats without Pets are prohibited on the island due to must be packed off the island. Camping is motors are permitted on the lake. However, disturbance to visitors and wildlife. strictly prohibited within 300 feet of the wheeled vehicles may not be used in trans- Lake Michigan high water mark, lakes, porting boats to the lake. Bass must be Docking streams, ponds, springs, buildings or other at least 18 inches in size and there is a The island is open to visitors arriving in camps. Camping is prohibited on any trail. possession and daily limit of one. Please private boats. Boaters may use the dock The Village Campground contains eight note: Any watercraft brought to the island for loading and unloading only. Maximum designated campsites, two fire rings, and to be used on Lake Manitou must be tie-up time is 30 minutes. North Manitou one outhouse. There is a limit of two tents decontaminated, at no charge, by the rang- Island DOES NOT have a protected and four people per site, except for group ers to prevent the introduction of zebra anchorage. Boaters who anchor their craft camping. mussels and other non-natives. This in- offshore do so at their own risk. Anchors cludes float tubes, kayaks, raft waders, etc. must be set with wind shifts in mind. Fires Boaters must be prepared for sudden Open fires are prohibited in the wilder- Food Storage changes in the weather and water ness area. Use gas or alcohol stoves. Fires Raccoons have become very troublesome to conditions. are permitted in community fire rings in campers on the island. Campers should not the designated campground. Waste food store any food in their backpacks or tents. Exotic Species Prevention or empty food containers should not be Food should be kept in a durable bag In order to prevent unwanted plant intro- burned in the village fire pits. (nylon or canvas for example) and suspend- ductions to the islands, mats are provided ed between two trees about 6 feet above the on the island and Leland docks to scrape Water and Sanitation ground. All trash must be packed out. off any hitchhiking dirt and seed sources Potable water is available only at the ranger from your footwear. Please inspect all of station. There are outhouses only at the Piping Plover your equipment for possible plant hitch­ village and Village Campground. All water The piping plover is an endangered hikers, such as seeds or burrs, which may be should be boiled and/or treated with species. This rare shorebird nests on attached to clothing, boot laces or camping appropriate purifiers. Washing is not secluded beaches. North Manitou Island equipment, and remove them before permitted at/in any water source. All has one of the few nesting areas in the Great coming to the islands. human waste and toilet paper must be Lakes Region. Human disturbance of the buried at least 6 inches deep. nesting area (near Dimmick’s Point) is Camping disastrous to successful reproduction. Wilderness camping regulations are in effect Fishing Therefore, the Dimmick’s Point area is on North Manitou Island. A backcountry Only artificial lures are allowed on or in closed to hikers from May 1st through camping permit and fee payment must Lake Manitou. A State of Michigan August 15th of each year. North Manitou Island The island ecosystem is extremely fragile. Your visit is one of thousands Also note each year. Make your impact small and your enjoyment large. For a safe Boat motors are prohited on inland and successful visit remember the following: lakes.

No wheeled vehicles are allowed on the Potable water is available only at the ranger station. island (bicycles, carts, etc.). Ferry departure time can vary with weather conditions. Hang food from trees to protect it from raccoons and chipmunks. Please respect the rights of private property owners. Enter only buildings designated for public use. Unmaintained buildings and ruins are potentially dangerous. For your own safety, do not enter them. North

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John Maleski

Paul Maleski Place Davenport Stormer Camp Camp Pole Bridge Vessel Point

2.8 MI 0.9 MI

Fiskes Bennon’s Place Frank Farm Village Apple Campground The Old Grade Orchard 4.5 MI 1.0 MI Village area Village dock 1.2 MI

1.1 MI Crescent dock Carson Place School Swenson’s Barn

The Big Field 4.0 MI South Cherry Orchard

Tamarack Lake

3.3 MI 2.0 MI

Designated trail (signed) Johnson Unmaintained trail Place Old Stormer dock (unsigned)

Campground Armstrong Cemetery Place Bourniques Ranger station 2.0 MI Cat Distance sign post Fredrickson Place Hole Fat Stormer Annie’s Place Sign post Anderson Feilen Homestead The Cable Box Homestead Building

Building in ruins Dimmick’s Old Orchard The Big Windfall Point

Piping Plover closure boundary Clearing nesting area closed to public use from May 1st to August 15th. Beach sand & dunes Donner’s Point Wetland 0 Miles 1 2

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