It is intersected in parts by the White Pine Trail. Ely is part of the White Pine County School District. Ruth began as a settlement for workers of the White Pine Copper Company in 1903. Public education is provided through the White Pine County School District. The White Pine Lodge features one-, two-, and four-bedroom units with full kitchens and lofts. Its wood may be compared in texture, strength, and softness to white pine. Ely has a public library, a branch of the White Pine County Library. Each of these virgin forests produced of white pine and of hemlock and hardwoods. The park is near the southern limit for eastern hemlock and eastern white pine. The county is served by the White Pine County School District. The White Pine Trail's northern terminus is in Cadillac. Nesting range overlap here most often occurred on white pine forests. Competitors saw through a white pine log for the fastest time. In the 19th century, the river provided access to large untouched stands of white pine. A virgin growth forest principally consisting of white pine trees covered most of Michigan.