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Pictured Rocks National LakeshorePicnic table waits patiently for visitors near the mouth of the Hurricane River on Lake Superior within Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.
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Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Be A Junior Ranger
 
Colorful red bunch berry adorns the forest floor.
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Bunch berry

Junior Ranger Activity Book

Are you in kindergarten through sixth grade? Would you like to have even more fun during your visit to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore?

If so, just ask a Park Ranger at the Interagency Visitor Center in Munising or Grand Sable Visitor Center in Grand Marais for a free Junior Ranger Activity Book.

In it you will find ideas for fun games and explorations in and around the National Lakeshore. Complete the activities and earn your official Junior Ranger badge and certificate. Once you fill out the questions for your grade group, take the booklet back to the visitor center. If you have completed your portion, you'll earn a Junior Ranger Badge!

So c'mon ... join in the fun! Become a National Park Junior Ranger! We need your help taking care of our national treasures. You'll enjoy learning about and taking pride in America's National Parks.

 
Junior Rangers gather around a campfire (built in a metal garbage can cover) while a Park Ranger weaves a story.
NPS photo by Gregg Bruff
Junior Ranger winter program

After School and Summer Junior Ranger Programs

These programs are offered for Alger County schoolchildren in grades 3-6. They are hands-on fun activities designed to build an appreciation and understanding of our natural and cultural resources.

These two hour programs are offered each season during the school year and during a special summer session in June. There is a small fee to participate in the Junior Ranger Program.

To learn more about these programs, please contact:

David Kronk, Park Ranger
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
P.O. Box 40
Munising, MI 49862
906-387-2607, ext. 206
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This blue butterfly is a symbol of the education program at Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
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about National Parks and the environment
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Maple trees in beautiful fall colors of yellow, orange, and red.
Nature and Science
learn more about the lakeshore's natural treasures
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Mineral seepage creates the vibrant colors shown on this close-up photo of the Pictured Rocks cliffs.  

Did You Know?
Mineral stains give color to the famous cliffs of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Red and orange colors are iron, black is manganese, white is limonite, and green is a trace of copper. There are no pictographs or petroglyphs on the Pictured Rocks cliffs (that we know of).
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Last Updated: February 21, 2007 at 10:32 EST