The Bernard W. Baker Sanctuary is America’s 1st crane sanctuary and the first of many in Michigan. Established in 1941, the 900 acre sanctuary boasts a 200 acre shallow lake, ponds, streams, cattail marsh, tamarack bog, oak savanna, floodplain forest, meadows, 3 1/2 miles of hiking trails and prairie plantings.  Recently, nearly 10,000 Sandhill Cranes have been recorded here on an autumn day. Open daily, dawn to dusk – free admission! For information on crane viewing times and places visit the website.