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WILLIAM B. DERBY, JR. NATURE PRESERVE

If you read our feature on the Les Cheneaux Islands (pg. 40), you already know that the northern shore of Lake Huron— including this preserve, protected by Little Traverse Conservancy—is a wildly special waterfront. Hike the 1.5-mile loop through this biodiverse boreal forest, and you’ve stepped back in time. Scattered between towering cedar and fir trees lie massive boulders blanketed in every shade of green moss, left behind from the glacial melt more than 10,000 years ago. - A.J.

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At Michigan Technological University, Huskies pursue their passions in the lab and the great outdoors.

Tomorrow needs innovative solutions. It needs leaders who have the curiosity to try new things—and the skills to be successful. Follow your passion for STEM due north to Michigan’s flagship technological university. At Tech, you can conduct health-related research to improve lives, and then head to the shores of Lake Superior to rockhound for agates and yooperlites with friends. Find a superior education in a superior location, only at Michigan Tech.

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