Hiawatha National Forest is a
National Forest in the
Upper Peninsula of the state of
Michigan in the
United States. Commercial
logging is conducted in some areas. The
United States Forest Service administers this National Forest; it is physically divided into two subunits, commonly called the Eastside and Westside . In descending order of land area it lies in parts of
Chippewa,
Delta,
Mackinac,
Alger,
Schoolcraft, and
Marquette counties. Chippewa and Mackinac counties are in the Eastside, whereas the rest are in the Westside. The smaller Eastside contains about 44% of the forest's area, whereas the larger Westside has about 56%. Forest headquarters are located in
Escanaba, Michigan. Eastside ranger district offices are located in
Sault Ste. Marie and
St. Ignace, while Westside offices are in
Manistique,
Munising, and
Rapid River.