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Sailors Pines - Tour an Old Growth Forest near Croton Dam for Fall Color
Sailors Pines is  a privately owned preserve of the stately Michigan White Pine where the public is welcome to visit this glimpse of our state's past.  Near Croton Pond, stands a testament to Michigan's past, a virgin old growth forest of stately white pines, towering over 100 feet tall and up to 24 inches in diameter.  A small plaque marks the entrance which dedicates this forest to the original owners, William and Elizabeth Sailors. The Sailors came from Indiana and became engaged in the lumbering business here in Michigan in the late 1800's.
Their son, David, saw all the white pine harvested from this area by the late 1890's and practically disappear from the land.  David discovered this white pine forest in the 1920's. It was not large enough to timber off in the last wave of lumbering and so escaped the saws. David, who followed his father into the lumbering business, purchased the property to preserve it for future generations.  He cleared the lower branches and carefully removed all hardwoods that had sprung up. Since the 1940's, he has kept the forest floor cleared and let the white pines grow to their full height undisturbed.
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