TRAVELTRIVIA
Test your Michigan Geography IQ
(© 2005 Randy Karr)

Beverly Bandt is the June TravelTrivia winner. Elly Willis, Mary Bates, Beverly West, and Deborah Black were a close second. Congratulations to all. TravelTrivia winners will receive a free, one-year subscription to The Lakeshore Guardian mailed to their home or a Lakeshore Guardian T-shirt. Correct June answers are below. Now, let's see how you do with these TravelTrivia Questions. Answers due July 15.

1. Which one of the following is not true? (Answer in Sightseers)
   1. Great Britain and Ireland are the two large islands that make up the British Isles.
   2. Visitors can view the British Crown Jewels while touring Buckingham Palace.
   3. The Republic of Ireland occupies the southern four-fifths of an island known as both Ireland and the Emerald Isle.
   4. The first written rules of golf were drawn up in Scotland.
      
      
2. This early Michigan pioneer once owned a hotel, operated a mine, and ran several stores. However, he is most famous for having a scenic drive named after him. This drive, which has been ranked as one of the top 20 scenic drives in America, is the highest, above sea-level drive between the Rocky and the Allegheny Mountains. At its high point, 735 feet above lake level, is afforded spectacular views of Lake Superior and of a landscape that stretches across thousands of acres of a peninsula said to look like a rabbit ear. Along the way are examples of stonework walls built by the WPA in the 1930s. As a designated Michigan Wildlife Viewing Area, the principle wildlife attraction here is the annual migration of birds-of-prey from mid-April to mid-June. Name this Scenic Drive.
   
   
3. Michigan is America's number one state for producing
   1. Cherries
   2. Blueberries
   3. Apples
   4. Asparagus
      
      
4. This Michigan village and county seat was given its French name, which means "the bay," due to its location at the head of a 30-mile-long bay. Founded in 1660, as an Indian mission, it is one of Michigan's oldest settlements. On stormy days, locals can look north and see freighters, up the bay, seeking refuge from Lake Superior's legendary gales. These vessels were anchored near where Native Americans once cut through a lake to avoid having to paddle around the tip of a peninsula they called, "the place where one crosses." Name this village and peninsula.
   
   
5. True or False: The Lower Peninsula has more waterfalls than the Upper Peninsula.

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