The Pilgrim River is a river in Portage Township, Houghton County, Michigan

Portage Township, Houghton County, Michigan

Portage Township is a charter township of Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 3,156. The city of Houghton is adjacent to the north side of the township...

. The river flows near the Portage Lake Golf Course and empties into the Keweenaw Waterway

Keweenaw Waterway

The Keweenaw Waterway is a partly natural, partly artificial waterway which cuts across the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan; it separates Copper Island from the mainland. Parts of the waterway are variously known as the Keweenaw Waterway, Portage Canal, Portage Lake Canal, Portage River, Lily Pond,...

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In 2010, the Pilgrim River Watershed Project formed with the goal to secure easement

Easement

An easement is a certain right to use the real property of another without possessing it.Easements are helpful for providing pathways across two or more pieces of property or allowing an individual to fish in a privately owned pond...

s along the river to keep the river accessible for non-motorized recreation. The protected area is 1360 acres encompassing two miles of the river.

External links

• Michigan Streamflow Data from the USGS