INDIAN RIVER, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – A new nature preserve is on the map in Cheboygan County.

Nature lovers can now enjoy the 360-acre preserve near Indian River established by the nonprofit Littler Traverse Conservancy.

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The new L. John & Helen Bishop Working Forest Reserve includes nearly 1.5 miles of the Little Pigeon River.

The newly protected land is next to two existing Little Traverse Conservancy properties, creating a nature preserve complex totaling more than 800 acres.