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Bemidji

(Encyclopedia) Bemidji Bemidji bəmĭjˈē [key], city (2020 pop. 14,574), seat of Beltrami co., N central Minn., on…

Apostle Islands

(Encyclopedia) Apostle Islands, group of more than 20 wooded islands, in Lake Superior, off N Wis. Madeline, 13 mi (21 km) long, is the largest island and has the group's only settlement, La Pointe.…

Parkways

Name and location Total acreageBlue Ridge (Va.-N.C.) 91,813.23George Washington Memorial (Va.-Md.) 7,342.48John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial (Wyo.) 23,777.22Natchez Trace (Miss.-Tenn.-Ala.)…

Bess Sheehan Biography

Bess Sheehan historian, preservationistBorn: April 16, 1882Birthplace: near Jackson, Mich. Sheehan was born Bess May Vrooman; she studied American history at the University of Michigan, where…

National Park System Rivers

Name and location Total acreageAlagnak Wild River (Alaska) 30,665.45Big South Fork National River (Ky.-Tenn.) 125,310.34Bluestone National Scenic River (W.Va.) 4,309.51Buffalo National River…

Ontario, Lake

(Encyclopedia) Ontario, Lake, 7,540 sq mi (19,529 sq km), 193 mi (311 km) long and 53 mi (85 km) at its greatest width, between SE Ont., Canada, and NW N.Y.; smallest and lowest of the Great Lakes.…

US Geographical Landmarks

National Reserves National Preserves National Monuments National Historical Parks Ten Most Visited National Parks America's Most Endangered Places 2005 America's Most…

Candice S. MILLER, Congress, MI (1954)

MILLER Candice S. , a Representative from Michigan; born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., May 7, 1954; graduated from Lakeshore High School, St. Clair Shores, Mich.; attended Macomb County…

David Alan STOCKMAN, Congress, MI (1946)

STOCKMAN David Alan , a Representative from Michigan; born in Fort Hood, Bell County, Tex., November 10, 1946; educated in the public schools of St. Joseph, Mich. graduated from Lakeshore High…