Stevensville,+MI+-+Grand+Mere+State+Park

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 * <  ||< Stewart Elementary School ||
 * < What beach are you studying? ||< Grand Mere State Park ||
 * < Nearest port city ||< Our nearest port city is St.Joseph, MI. ||
 * < Body of Water ||< Lake Michigan ||
 * < Type of Water ||< The water type is freshwater. ||
 * < Number of months people enjoy the beach ||< People enjoy Grand Mere State Park in June, July, August, and September because those are the warmest times of the year. ||
 * < Busiest Months ||< Our busiest months are June, July, August, and September because that’s when school is out but a lot of people go during the weekends during September. ||
 * < Description ||< Grand Mere State Park is characterized by magnificent sand dunes, deep blowouts and one mile of Lake Michigan shoreline. Three inland lakes lie behind the dunes in the undeveloped natural area. ||
 * < Typical Visitors ||< Runners, boaters, fishermen, swimmers, canoers, tourists, family and kids. ||
 * < Activities Enjoyed at the Beach ||< Here is an article written by our school librarian, Mrs. Blesy about searching for beach glass! Check out the photo of another Stewart teacher's collection (Mrs. Mallen)! ||
 * Fish caught at and around your beach || Bass,crappie,walleye,catfish,trout,bluegill. ||
 * Shark Worries? || NO!!! because sharks live in salt water and our lakes are freshwater. ||
 * Other Dangers and Warnings || There are snakes, snapping turtles, rip currents,and poison ivy . ||
 * Local Environment around the Beach || The local environment that is in Grand Mere is that it is sandy, has lots of hills . ||
 * Land Wildlife || The land wildlife at Grand Mere is birds, salamanders, ferns, sassafras, snot~grass, cacti, oak trees, snails, snakes, iriss, frogs, ticks, flies, bees, owls, raccoons, sand dunes, sand, rocks, minos, poison ivy, slugs, toads, gulls, woodpeckers, worms, dragonflies, cougars, beach pea, snapping turtles, box turtles, squirrels, spiders, and skunks. ||
 * Birds || The birds we learned about were The Yellow belly Sap Sucker and the Peewee bird. ||
 * Shells or Aquatic Wildlife || One of the animals in Lake Michigan is a mussels. Another is a spike .We also saw a cactus, 3 different kinds of ferns, and a oak tree ||
 * Pollution and Sollutions || Plastic, balloons, paper, wood,& cans These are in the lake because people don’t care.So help the planet and pick up all this pollution & thats the only sollution. ||
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