Michigan island named among best underrated places in the US

AMichiganspotwasnamedonalistofthebestunderratedislandsinthecountry,anditwasn’tMackinacIsland. CNNTravelrecentlyreleasedits“America’sbestunderratedislands”list,andMichigan’sDrummondIslandwasincludedonthelist. DrummondIslandislocatedinLakeHuronneartheUpperPeninsula.It’sthesecond-largestfreshwaterislandintheU.S.andhasapopulationof1,058. Theislandhasthelargestclosed-loopoff-roadvehicle(ORV)trailsysteminMichigan,andprovidesmorethan60milesofATVtrailsand40milesofORVroutes,accordingtoitstourismassociation. It’salsoanideallocationforbirdwatching,witheightdesignatedbirdwatchingspotsonitsNorthHuronBirdingTrail. Onthenorthshoreoftheisland,visitorscanfindfossilledges,whicharethefossilizedremainsofasaltwatercoralbed. Morelmushroomscanbefoundontheislandinthespring,andpeopleareencouragedtokeepaneyeoutforrareplantsandanimals,includingtheGreenSpleenwort,Round-leavedorchisandDrummondRockcress,alongwiththeMerlin,OspreyandBaldEagle.For