▁where ▁it ▁runs ▁parallel ▁to ▁the ▁Great ▁L akes ▁Central ▁Rail road . ▁Pass ing ▁through ▁F ife ▁Lake , ▁US   1 3 1 ▁cross es ▁into ▁K alk aska ▁County ▁and ▁to ▁South ▁Board man . ▁The ▁area ▁around ▁South ▁Board man ▁is ▁marked ▁by ▁far ml and ▁as ▁the ▁tr unk line ▁cross es ▁the ▁Board man ▁River ▁in ▁the ▁small ▁un in cor por ated ▁community . ▁The ▁road ▁once ▁again ▁runs ▁parallel ▁to ▁the ▁rail road ▁as ▁it ▁meets ▁M - 6 6 / M - 7 2 ▁south ▁of ▁K alk aska . ▁The ▁three ▁high ways ▁join ▁and ▁run ▁concurrent ly ▁through ▁dow nt own . ▁North ▁of ▁town ▁M - 7 2 ▁turns ▁west ▁toward ▁Tra verse ▁City ▁and ▁US   1 3 1 / M - 6 6 ▁continues ▁north ▁through ▁far ml and ▁into ▁An trim ▁County . ▁About ▁ ▁north ▁of ▁town , ▁standing ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁road , ▁is ▁the ▁Sho e ▁Tree . ▁A ▁local ▁icon ▁since ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁turn ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁century , ▁the ▁orig ins ▁of ▁the ▁land mark ▁are ▁unknown . ▁ ▁The ▁tr unk line ▁follows ▁the ▁rail road ▁into ▁An trim ▁and ▁Man cel ona . ▁North ▁of ▁dow nt own ▁Man cel ona ▁M - 6 6 ▁turns ▁north ▁toward ▁Char le vo ix ▁and ▁US   1 3 1 ▁continues ▁along ▁the ▁Mack ina w ▁Tra il , ▁through ▁Al ba . ▁M - 3