About Us

The Friends of the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park was established in March 1998 as a nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park for the user’s benefit. The Friends of the Porkies represent the interests of all users of the Park. We seek to provide a platform for ideas to improve the Park. The Porcupine Mountains, located in Ontonagon County, Michigan, is the premiere wilderness region of the Midwest. We believe special management is required to protect, interpret, and promote this unique resource while creating and exploring responsible recreational opportunities for all of its users.The Friends are organized for the charitable and educational purposes of promoting, supporting, and assisting in the efforts of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to offer interpretive, scientific, historical, educational, and related visitor services at the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park. In order to accomplish this purpose, the corporation has the following objectives:

• Sponsor and support volunteer interpretive services and environmental education activities, seminars, lectures, and other activities that contribute to the interpretive and education programs of the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park.

• Provide for the distribution or sale of appropriate interpretive materials, such as books, pamphlets, and photography at the Park.

• Provide financial support to the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park for the furtherance of its interpretive programs, facilities, and resources; and raising revenue through such methods as membership fees, donations, sales, and special events.

How to donate

http://porkies.org/memberships-and-donations/

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Winter Camping Blog in the Porkies

Northern Michigan Vacation: Winter Camping in Porcupine Mountains Posted by Jeff Smith on March 5, 2013 at 8:33am Camping compadre Tim, up on the Escarpment Trail, Porcupine Mountains, Michigan. I had the great pleasure recently of heading up to the Porcupine Mountains for a winter campout in the snowy backcountry with a couple of longtime pals from Minnesota.   The Porkies are beautiful any time of year, and for me, winter there is made especially beautiful because, well, this is kind...

2012 Artist-in-Residence Blogs about his experience in the Porkies

Read Artist Frank Hutton’s (2012) blog spot on his experience and what it can mean to participate in an Artist-in-Residence Program.

The Official Best of Michigan 2012

Porcupine Mountains – Best Wilderness Adventure

Will the Porkies Ski Hill Run This Winter?

Newsletter

Orvana Minerals Announce New Project Near the Porkies

Friends, It has come to our attention that the Orvana Resources Corporation intends to locate and operate a mining operation near Presque Isle campground of the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park. A public hearing will be held this Thursday June 28th at 7 p.m. CDT in Lindquist Student Center at Gogebic Community College – 4946 E. Jackson Rd., Ironwood, Michigan.  Written comments should be sent to Ms. Mary Ann Dolehanty, Permit Section Supervisor, MDEQ,  P.O. Box 30260...