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One of Michigan’s most spectacular drives, Michigan Highway 119
leaves the exclusive resort town of Harbor Springs, whisks you
through an area once largely inhabited by the Odawa, or Ottawa
Indians, and ventures north 20 miles to the town of Cross
Village. This narrow road becomes engulfed in the overstory of a
mixed forest, dominated by mature broadleaf and pine trees.
Known as the “tunnel of trees,” the scenic beauty of this
drive is splendid in the spring or summer, but offers special
majesty during peak autumn color. Special attractions: The
biggest attraction is the canopy of trees that surrounds you as
you drive along the shore of Lake Michigan.
You will leave
the everyday world behind and enter a world of stunning beauty
offered by mother nature. Thorne Swift Nature Preserve,
half a mile south of Cross Village. (231-526-6401). The
land in this preserve is also home to an elusive water spirit.
Native legend has it the water spirit enters and exits through
the cedar swamp
Just past Middle Village, there is a U-shaped
curve named Devil's Elbow. The name stemmed from a series of
strange, unexplained occurrences in the area, but it's a bit of a
misinterpretation--the original name means "where the spirits
reside." perhaps that's still true today.
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