- Huron Mountain Club
The Huron Mountain Club is a private club whose land holdings, located in Marquette County, in the
Upper Peninsula of Michigan , constitute one of the largest tracts ofprimeval forest in the Great Lakes region. Formed circa 1890, the Club consists of 50 wooden cabins and support structures clustered inside about convert|13000|acre|km2 of land, encompassing much of theHuron Mountains area. The purpose was to establish a remote hunting and fishing club for outdoor enthusiasts. The original charter limited membership to 50 partners. [http://www.michiganhighways.org/indepth/M-35_huronmtns.html] Much of the Club's land has been maintained as strictly-protected natural land encompassing several lakes and 10,000 acres (40 km²) of old-growth forest.Through its long association with the non-profit
Huron Mountain Wildlife Foundation , the Huron Mountain Club has been the site of a wide range of research in field biology and geology.Access to Club property is controlled by
private security , a fact that has encouraged a certain air of mystery. The Club's membership includes a number of old and influential families, predominantly from the Detroit and Chicago areas. Most memberships have remained in the same families for several generations.External links
* [http://www.yellowdogwatershed.org/ Yellow Dog Watershed]
* [http://www.hmwf.org/ Huron Mountain Wildlife Foundation]
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