Portal:Michigan highways/Did you know/August 2017

... that the Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive (covered bridge pictured) was originally a route called the Sleeping Bear Dunes Park?
... that M-553 used to be County Road 553 in Marquette County?
... that M-17 used to extend across the Lower Peninsula, but now it only runs from Ann Arbor to Ypsilanti?
... that M-38 was previously a part of M-35 that was 65 miles (105 km) away from the rest of the highway?
... that M-179 is a Pure Michigan Byway named for Chief Noonday?