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.
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 email
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Did You Know?
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore shares a visitor center with the Hiawatha National Forest. The interagency visitor center was dedicated in 1988, and serves over 40,000 people annually. Other federal interagency visitor centers are located in Alaska, Utah, California, and Idaho.
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