University of Michigan Biological Station

U-M Biological Station Sunset
U-M Biological Station Sunset

Located in Pellston (Mich.), the University of Michigan Biological Station (UMBS) is a research and teaching facility with 150 buildings. More than 2,000 publications have appeared in the scientific literature because of research based at the Station. The largest building is the Alfred H. Stockard Lakeside Laboratory with 24,000 square feet of space especially designed for biological research, including ethernet, a computer lab, chemical laboratory, photo darkrooms, stockroom, and large boatwell that connects directly to the lake. All incoming classes at SNRE meet here before school as part of fall orientation. Faculty teach a number of courses here each summer.