Porkies include small blue-eyed mary, ram's head ladyslipper, Hooker's fairy-bells, slender cliff brake, male fern, gray wolf, wood turtle, peregrine falcon, merlin, and bald eagle. State park Porcupine Mountains State Park was established in 1945 to protect the area's large stand of old-growth forest, much of it of the "maple-hemlock" type. In 1972, Michigan passed the Wilderness and Natural Areas Act. This act gave the park the new designation of the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park. Facilities provided by the park include an extensive network of backcountry trails for hiking and wilderness backpacking, rustic trailside cabins, modern campgrounds, swimming and boating areas, and various interpretive programs led by park rangers. The North Country Trail passes through the park, making up a portion of the of hiking trails. The Porcupine Mountains Ski Area, managed by the Gogebic Community College Ski Area Management Program, operates within the park in winter. References External links Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park Michigan Department of Natural Resources Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park Map Michigan Department of Natural Resources Ski the Porkies website Mountain ranges of Michigan Escarpments of the United States State parks of Michigan Keweenaw National Historical Park National Natural Landmarks in Michigan Protected areas of Gogebic County, Michigan Protected areas of Ontonagon County, Michigan Protected areas established in 1944 1944 establishments in Michigan Landforms of Gogebic County, Michigan Landforms of Ontonagon County, Michigan IUCN Category V Old-growth forests