Editing Baldwin, Michigan (section)

==Attractions==
[[Image:Pere Marquette River in Autumn Manistee National Forest.JPG|thumb|300px|Tourists [[canoeing]] on the [[Pere Marquette River]] in the Manistee National Forest.]]

Baldwin is primarily a tourist town. As such, much of its economy is based around the summer months. [[Lake County, Michigan|Lake County]] sports many lakes and rivers, as well as the vast wilderness of the [[Huron-Manistee National Forests|Manistee National Forest]]. Many come to Baldwin on vacation to camp, canoe, fish, or hunt.

The [[Shrine of the Pines]] is a noted tourist attraction.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.michigan.org/travel/detail.asp?m=2;12&p=B7190 |title=Shrine of the Pines |access-date=January 13, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080222154037/http://www.michigan.org/travel/detail.asp?m=2;12&p=B7190 |archive-date=February 22, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
The nearby [[Pere Marquette River]] is one of America's [[Blue Ribbon fisheries]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trailstotrout.com/blueribbon.html|title=Michigan's Blue Ribbon Trout Streams|work=trailstotrout.com}}</ref> and sportfishing is a major contributor to the local economy.

The nearby Baldwin River, a tributary of the Pere Marquette River, is the site of the first planting of German [[Brown Trout]] in the United States on April 11, 1884.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.miseagrant.umich.edu/species/fish/brown-trout.html |title=Michigan Sea Grant > Fisheries |accessdate=February 14, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100607112802/http://www.miseagrant.umich.edu/species/fish/brown-trout.html |archivedate=June 7, 2010 }}</ref>

Baldwin is home of the world's largest trout statue. Located downtown Baldwin, the trout stands 25 feet tall. The village and Lake County take pride in this structure. 
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