Michigan Limestone Operations Cedarville Plant
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| Huge amounts of limestone leave this port by freighter every week. |
Freighters take on loads of limestone at Port Dolomite in McKay Bay, on the eastern edge of Les Cheneaux. It's owned by the Belgian-based conglomerate Carmeuse Group, which is North America's biggest limestone supplier. The chunks of limestone are heated to over 1650° F. to create Quicklime, used to make steel, paper, and to treat water.
Outsiders can't come in the compound, but it's easy to pull off M-134 and watch. To track vessel movements to see if one is likely to be here when you visit, call: (906) 484-2201, Extension 1.
On M-134, 4 miles east of Cedarville
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POINTS OF INTEREST
Government Island. This island of birch and conifers, the only public island among Les Cheneaux, is a nice picnic or camping destination, with a swimming beach ... more
Great Lakes Boat Building School. In this region long known for fine wooden boats there is now an impressive school teaching the art ... more
Les Cheneaux Historical Museum. Exhibits and excellent videos illuminate the natural history development of the Cedarville/Hessel area, from Indian artifacts to lumber camps and tourist and resort eras. ... more
Safe Harbor Books. This personal bookshop has a good selection of regional, Great Lakes maritime and nature books, plus rubber stamping supplies. ... more
Les Cheneaux Maritime Museum. Boats & boat-related things in a 1920s boathouse: sailboats, canoes, rowboats, old photos ... more
Michigan Limestone Operations Cedarville Plant. Pull off highway M-134 and see freighters take take on loads of limestone at Port Dolomite ... more
Prentiss Bay Marsh. Scores of nesting boxes for tree swallows are scattered across this wetland. ... more
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