M-77
Maintained by MDOT
M-77 highlighted in red
Length:	42.57 mi[1] (68.51 km)
Formed:	1920
South end:	US 2 near Blaney Park
Major junctions:	M-28 in Seney
North end:	north of H-58 in Grand Marais
Counties:	Schoolcraft & Alger
Michigan highways < M-76 M-78 >

M-77 is a state trunkline highway in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It runs from Blaney Park in the south to Grand Marais in the north.

[edit] Route description

From Blaney Park going north, the road crosses the Manistique River, and passes through Germfask. From just south of Germfask to just south of Seney, the road forms the eastern boundary of the Seney National Wildlife Refuge. At Seney, M-77 crosses M-28. Both run concurrently for less than half a mile. About eleven miles (18 km) north of Seney, the road turns sharply to the west, near the tiny community of Lavender Corner. About two and a half miles south of Grand Marais, the road marks the westernmost extent of the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.^[2]

[edit] Seney National Wildlife Refuge

The Seney National Wildlife Refuge [1] is a managed wetland in Schoolcraft County in Michigan. Established in 1935^[3], it has an area of 95,212 acres (385 km²). It is bordered by M-28 and M-77. The nearest town of any size is Seney, Michigan. The refuge contains the Strangmoor Bog National Natural Landmark within its boundaries. The northern border of the Seney National Wildlife Refuge is the Seney Stretch.

[edit] Lake Superior Circle Tour Scenic Spur

Grand Marais is situated on the shores of Lake Superior some 25 miles (40 km) north of the mainline of the Lake Superior Circle Tour. Since the Tour runs only along state trunklines in the State of Michigan, a Scenic Spur of the Tour was created to route traffic north from Seney to Grand Marais. The Scenic Spur also terminates in Grand Marais with M-77 north of the junction with H-58.^[4]

[edit] History

The route was first designated around 1920, with a route very close to its present course. A pair of sharp turns were straightened 11 miles (18 km) north of Seney at Lavender Corner around 1950. The last segments of gravel road were paved in 1958-59.^[1]

[edit] Major intersections

Heading north on M-77 midway between Seney and Grand Marais in Autumn.

County	Location	Mile	Roads intersected	Notes
Schoolcraft	Blaney Park	0.00	US 2
	Seney	17	M-28	Short concurrency to cross the Fox River
Alger	Grand Marais	42	H-58 (Canal Street)
		42.17	Lake Avenue	Northern terminus

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• M-77 Endpoint Photos