University of Michigan Biological Station
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The University of Michigan Biological Station is a research and teaching facility operated by the University of Michigan. Attendees have nicknamed it "bug camp" due to the number of insects present. It is located on the south shore of Douglas Lake in Northern Michigan. The station consists of 10,000 acres (40 km²) of land near Pellston, Michigan in the northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan and 3,200 acres (13 km²) on Sugar Island in the St. Mary’s River near Sault Ste. Marie, in the Upper Peninsula. It is one of only 47 Biosphere Reserves in the United States.
Founded in 1902, it has grown to include approximately 150 buildings, including classrooms, dormitories, a dining hall, and research facilities. Undergraduate and graduate courses are available in the spring and summer terms. It has a full time staff of 15.
