text: m - 211 ( michigan highway ) m - 211 is a state trunkline highway in the lower peninsula ( lp ) of michigan that connects the community of onaway with onaway state park . the highway runs through farmland and forests along the 5 . 174 - mile ( 8 . 327 km ) route to the park . the trunkline was originally designated m - 95 from 1919 until 1934 . in that year , the designation was moved to a different highway in the upper peninsula ( up ) , and the state park connector was given the current number . the highway was last changed by 1960 when paving was completed . route description m - 211 is a two - lane highway that starts at m - 68 in downtown onaway . the trunkline runs north out of town on main street past business and residences . it crosses the north eastern state trail and passes the leo e. getz county airport north of town . m - 211 enters an area of farmland north of the airport . as it continues north and approaches onaway state park , the terrain transitions to forest land . m - 211 ends at intersection with beach highway in front of the state park gate . all of m - 211 is undivided highway . like other state highways in michigan , m - 211 is maintained by the michigan department of transportation ( mdot ) . in 2010 , the department 's traffic surveys showed that on average , 1 , 429 vehicles used the highway in the city of onaway and 1 , 254 vehicles did so north of the city line to the state park . no section of m - 211 is listed on the national highway system , a network of roads important to the country 's economy , defense , and mobility . history when the state highway system was initially signposted in 1919 , the highway that ran north from m - 10 at onaway toward black lake was numbered m - 95 . by 1934 , the highway was redesignated m - 211 to free up the m - 95 number . at the time , a highway in the up was numbered m - 45 , but us highway 45 was being extended into michigan . the michigan state highway department renumbered m - 45 in the up as m - 95 , and m - 95 in the lp as m - 211 . by the middle of 1960 , all of the current m - 211 was paved . the highway has remained unchanged since . major intersections the entire highway is in presque isle county .