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Grayling is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 1,952. It is the county seat of Crawford County. Grayling takes its name from the Grayling fish that was once prevalent in its lakes and streams.

Grayling is situated within Grayling Township, though it is politically independent. I-75 passes just to the east of Grayling, and connects with the Mackinac Bridge at Mackinaw City 84 miles to the north and with US 127 just 4 miles south of the city. M-72 passes east-west through the city and M-93 is an 11-mile route connecting the main gate of Michigan Army National Guard's Camp Grayling, 4 miles southwest of Grayling, with Hartwick Pines State Park, 7 miles northeast of Grayling.

Grayling is the birthplace of novelist and poet Jim Harrison.

Grayling is noted as the "Canoe Capital of the World". There are a number of canoe liveries that operate on the Au Sable River and Manistee River nearby. Grayling is also the starting point for the Au Sable River Canoe Marathon which runs 120 miles from Grayling to Oscoda. Hunting, camping, snowmobiling and boating are also popular pastimes.

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