Paleozoic Geology of the Central Upper Peninsula of Michigan

Size: px

Start display at page:

Download "Paleozoic Geology of the Central Upper Peninsula of Michigan"

Georgina Bridges
5 years ago
Views:

1 Paleozoic Geology of the Central Upper Peninsula of Michigan August 22-24, 2014 Michigan Basin Geological Society Summer Excursion Led by Drs. Peter Voice and William B. Harrison III

2 Copies of this Guidebook are available from: Michigan Basin Geological Society P.O. Box 14044, Lansing MI Or Michigan Geological Survey 1903 W. Michigan Ave. Kalamazoo, MI by Peter Voice i

3 Table of Contents Road Log... iii Introduction and Acknowledgments... 1 Stops 1a and 1b: Munising Formation and Au Train Dolomite; Stop 2: Au Train Dolomite... 4 Stop 3: Black River Formation; Stop 4a: Trenton Formation; Stop 4b (Optional): Collingwood Shale Bill s Creek Shale; Stops 5 and 6: Stonington Formation; Stop 7: Big Hill Dolomite Stop 8: Cataract Group: Cabot Head Shale and Stop 9: Burnt Bluff Group: Hendricks Formation Stop 10: Manistique Group Stop 11: Engadine Group; Stop 13 (optional): Pte Aux Chenes Formation; and Stops 12a and 12b: Mackinac Breccia References Map of Field Trip Stops ii

4 Road Log Day 1 Starting Point: Parking Lot of the Quality Inn, Manistique Mi (N , W ) Turn right onto U.S. 2 Turn right onto M94 stay on M94 at both T-junctions. At stop sign go straight onto H15 At stop sign turn left onto H58 Turn right onto H11/Miners Castle Road (keep to left when passing road to Miners Castle Beach 44.7 miles 50.1 miles) Stop 1a: Parking Lot for Miner s Castle Overlook, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (N , W ) [NO Collecting!] Return to H58, turn right Turn right onto Washington St. Turn right into Park 55.3 miles 59.3 miles 59.9 miles Stop 1b: Parking Lot for Munising Falls (N , W ) [NO Collecting!] Turn left onto Washington St; return to H miles Turn right onto H58 Merge with onto W M28 Turn left onto H03 Turn left onto dirt road to Au Train Falls Stop 2: Au Train Falls (N , W ) Return to H miles 73.6 miles 81.1 miles 81.4 miles 81.7 miles Turn right onto H03, continue 3.3 miles to National Forest Campground driveway to lunch stop 84.4 miles Return to H03, turn left proceed to stop sign at junction with M miles iii

5 Turn right onto M94 At stop sign, turn left onto M67 At stop sign, turn left onto US miles miles On US41, stop at the bridge over the West Branch of the Whitefish River miles Stop 3: Black River Formation Resume traveling south on US41 Turn Right onto S.15 Road miles miles Stop 4a: Rapid River Falls Park (N , W ) [NO Collecting in Park but we will go downstream to a portion where collecting is acceptable] Return to US41, turn right Proceed to junction with US miles miles Turn left onto US2 Turn left onto C.R. 509 Right after school, bear left onto C.R. 509 Continue onto C.R. 509 to State Forest Campground Drive around campground loop to Haymeadow Falls Path miles miles miles miles Stop 4b: Haymeadow Falls; Collingwood Exposure (N , W ) [NO Collecting!] Return to Campground entrance, turn left onto C.R. 509 Turn right at junction with 26.6 road (remaining on C.R. 509) Turn left onto U.S. 2 at junction Return to Manistique, driving west 37.8 miles miles miles miles miles Day 2 Starting Point: Parking Lot of the Quality Inn, Manistique Mi (N , W ) Turn right onto U.S miles iv

6 Precede west to junction with C.R. 513 Precede south on C.R. 513 to Stop miles 37.0 miles 47.8 miles Stop 5: Stonington Formation, Lakewood Cemetery Outcrop (N , W ) Continue South on C.R. 513 Turn right onto CK17 and park 49.0 miles Stop 6: Stonington Formation, Lakeshore Outcrop (N , W ) Turn left onto C.R. 513, driving north to junction with C.R miles Turn Right onto C.R. 511 Precede 9.2 miles to Stop 7 (staying on C.R. 511) 58.8 miles Stop 7: Big Hill Dolomite, U.S. Forest Service Stonington Quarry (N , W ) [NO Collecting!] Continue North on C.R. 511 to junction with U.S. 2 Turn right onto U.S. 2 Turn left into Road side Park (Rest Area -(N , W ) ) 68.5 miles 87.6 miles Turn Right onto U.S. 2 from rest area, precede west Turn Right onto FFH13 Continue north on FFH miles miles Turn right onto 2231 Continue east on miles miles Stop 8: Cabot Head Shale Exposure (N , W ) Return back to U.S. 2 via 2231 and FFH miles Turn left onto U.S. 2 Turn right onto M183 South 8.5 miles Turn right into Fayette State Historical Park Entrance miles miles Stop 9: Fayette State Historical Park Burnt Bluff Group (N , W ) [NO Collecting!] Return to M183, turn left v

7 1.5 miles north of Park parking lot Byron lithologies stop miles Stop 9a: Byron Formation (N , W ) Continue north on M miles miles Stop 9b: Byron-Hendricks Formations Contact (N , W ) Continue north on M183 to junction with U.S. 2 Turn right onto U.S. 2 and drive east 23.1 miles miles miles Stop 10: Manistique Group near Gulliver, MI (N , W ) Return to Manistique, MI, 6 miles west miles Day 3 Starting Point: Parking Lot of the Quality Inn, Manistique Mi (N , W ) Turn left onto U.S. 2 Turn right onto Port Inland Road (P-432) 15.7 miles 0.0 miles Continue south on Port Inland road 4.2 miles and turn right onto Seul Choix Point Road 19.9 miles Continue southwest on Seul Choix Point Road to Lighthouse Parking Lot 24.0 miles Stop 11: Engadine Group at Seul Choix Point (N , W ) [NO Collecting!] Return to U.S miles Turn right onto U.S. 2 Continue east on U.S. 2 to Truckey Rd., St Ignace (Note U.S. 2 becomes Business I-75 after on-ramp to I- 75) miles Turn left onto Truckey Rd. and park in community parking next to St. Anthony s Rock Stop 12a: St. Anthony s Rock (N , W ) [NO Collecting!] miles Return to Business I-75/State St. via Central Hill road miles Turn left onto Business I-75/State St. vi

8 Continue north on Business I-75/State St. 3.2 miles miles Turn left onto West Lant Road (note I-75 Southbound on-ramp is to the left, so swerve to the right to get onto West Lant Road. Precede 0.5 miles to outcrop miles Stop 12b: West Lant Road, Mackinac Breccia (N , W ) Return to Business I-75/State St. Turn right onto Business I-75/State St. and drive 2.7 miles south Turn right onto Reagon St., travel 0.1 miles to LeMotte St. Turn right onto LeMotte St. and continue 0.2 miles miles miles miles miles Stop 13 (Optional): Pointe Aux Chenes Formation Outcrop (N , W ) vii

Directions to Training Facilities for CSSD Trainings through Wheeler Clinic, Inc.

Directions to Training Facilities for CSSD Trainings through Wheeler Clinic, Inc. Wheeler Clinic, Inc., Connecticut Clearinghouse 334 Farmington Avenue, Plainville, CT 06062 (CTCH) Parking is available on site. From Danbury Waterbury Area Take Interstate 84 East to Exit 34 (Crooked