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False Solomon's Seal
Canada Violet
Dandelion and Forgetmenot
Marsh Marigold
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Chapel Beach

Grand Portal Point 2 | 3 | 4

Mosquito Beach 5 | 6 | 7 | 8

Miners Castle Area

Cliffs

Potato Patch

Return Hike 15 | 16 | 17 | 18

Flowers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We saw many flowers along the trail, including two rare pink ladyslipper orchids in the swampy area near Mosquito Falls. Springtime or early summer is definitely the best time to visit the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, when the bugs and tourists are few, and the wildflowers are in full bloom.

For more information on the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, visit the official website at http://www.nps.gov/piro/

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