▁the ▁area , ▁but ▁the ▁route ▁was ▁also ▁" stra ight ▁as ▁an ▁arrow ". ▁The ▁back ers ▁also ▁promoted ▁the ▁highway ▁as ▁a ▁direct ▁and ▁scen ic ▁route ▁to ▁vac ation ▁country ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁Lower ▁Pen ins ula , ▁avoid ing ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁larger ▁cities ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁M - 6 6 ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁Green ▁Ar row ▁Route ▁name ▁in ▁Public ▁Act   1 7 0 ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁between ▁the ▁Indiana ▁state ▁line ▁and ▁K alk aska . ▁Despite ▁these ▁efforts , ▁M - 6 6 ▁failed ▁to ▁attract ▁much ▁traffic . ▁When ▁the ▁Michigan ▁Legisl ature ▁rec od ified ▁the ▁mem orial ▁highway ▁names ▁in ▁Public ▁Act   1 4 2 ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁the ▁Green ▁Ar row ▁Route ▁was ▁trunc ated ▁to ▁the ▁northern ▁border ▁of ▁Cal h oun ▁County , ▁a ▁change ▁confirmed ▁by ▁Public ▁Act   1 3 8 ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁Born ▁Isabel la ▁Ba um free ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 7 , ▁So j our ner ▁Tr uth ▁settled ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁Creek ▁area ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 0 s . ▁She ▁travel led ▁through ▁the ▁Mid west ▁and ▁New ▁England ▁speaking ▁against ▁sla very ▁and ▁for ▁women ' s ▁rights . ▁She ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁until ▁her ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 . ▁Her ▁connection ▁to ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Michigan ▁was ▁hon ored ▁by ▁the ▁state ▁American ▁Revolution ▁B ic ent