▁gray ▁creature ▁that ▁ro amed ▁the ▁area . ▁Another ▁local ▁legend ▁is ▁that ▁when ▁the ▁Native ▁Americans ▁burn ed ▁off ▁the ▁blue berry ▁b ogs ▁next ▁to ▁B ete ▁Gr is ▁after ▁the ▁har vest , ▁the ▁smoke ▁rolling ▁across ▁the ▁bay ▁looked ▁like ▁a ▁gray ▁be ast . ▁ ▁Geography ▁and ▁location ▁B ete ▁Gr ise ▁beach ▁is ▁located ▁off ▁US ▁ 4 1 , ▁near ▁the ▁in land ▁lake ▁Lac ▁La ▁Belle , ▁on ▁the ▁Ke ween aw ▁Pen ins ula ▁of ▁the ▁northern ▁Upper ▁Pen ins ula ▁of ▁Michigan . ▁ ▁The ▁B ete ▁Gr ise ▁Pres erve ▁is ▁ 1 5 0 0 ▁acres ▁of ▁' d iverse ▁wet land ▁types ," ▁including ▁sh or eline ▁stretch ing ▁for ▁ 2 ▁miles ▁along ▁Lake ▁Super ior . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁designated ▁nature ▁protected ▁area ▁which ▁lies ▁between ▁Point ▁Isabel le ▁along ▁the ▁Gay - L ac ▁La ▁Belle ▁Road ▁to ▁B ete ▁Gr ise . ▁ ▁The ▁Northern ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁beach ▁is ▁easily ▁accessible ▁by ▁p aved ▁road . ▁The ▁Southern ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁beach , ▁B ete ▁Gr ise ▁South , ▁is ▁most ▁easily ▁reached ▁by ▁boat ▁and ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁designated ▁wild life ▁refuge . ▁The ▁Beach ▁is ▁bis ected ▁by ▁the ▁d red ged ▁M end ota ▁boat ▁channel . ▁The ▁historic ▁M end ota ▁Light ▁House ▁is ▁restored ▁in ▁private ▁hands ▁on ▁B ete ▁Gr is ▁South . ▁ ▁The ▁B ete ▁Gr ise ▁Light ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁