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Michigan Backwoods Adventures
One of the most spectacular drives in Michigan is, M-119
starts in the Bayview area between Petoskey and Harbor Springs. It rounds the north shore of Little Traverse Bay passing the HarborSpringsAirport near the junction with C-81. From there it
runs to Harbor Springs along Main Street. M-119 passes out of Harbor Springs past the golf course on Lake Shore Drive.
The 20-mile (32 km) section north of Harbor Springs is known as the "Tunnel of Trees". This section has no shoulders. Some place lack a centerline at all, when the road isn't a full two lanes
wide.Trees are right up to the edge of the road, some branches meeting in the middle above the road. The route is popular with tourists. There are two hairpin turns along the route called "Devil's
Elbow" and "Horseshoe Bend".
M-119, including the "Tunnel of Trees" portion was officially designated a Scenic Heritage Route in December 2002.
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