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M-15, "...miles of smiles" is Michigan's first Recreational Heritage Route. This 90 mile route has many surprises for the visitor willing to divert from their normal course of travel.

We have it all...

• Summer Festivals (July, August, September)
• Shopping (Antique Shops, Gift Shops, Country Shops)
• Finest Restaurants (Home Country Cooking, Baked Breads, Ice Cream, Shops, Great Desserts)
• Recreational Activities (Camping, Fishing, Biking, Hiking, Horseback)

The Benefits of being a Heritage Route include:

Preservation Benefits

• Identify, preserve, and enhance Michigan's Scenic, Historic and Recreational resources. 
• Promote a greater awareness of and appreciation for those resources. 
• Provide an opportunity for growth management within a corridor by encouraging appropriate development. 
• Provide an opportunity to manage the traveler/tourist impact on resources.

Economic Benefits

• Attract visitors, who bring additional revenues, enhancing economic activity in the region. 
• Attract new businesses. 
• Enhance existing jobs and create new jobs.

Community Benefits

• Provide a VISION FOR THE FUTURE. Uniting those who share that vision. 
• Enhance the local, regional and state image on a national level. 
• Identify, promote and preserve community uniqueness enhancing community appeal. 
• Enhance the quality of life in the community.

Education Benefits

• Provide an education for future generations, by example. 
• Opportunity to share ideas, information, research, and lessons. 
• Provide an effective hands-on teaching tool. 
• Establish an education network.