Rock identification for Western Upper Michigan

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I came across this rock and it just seemed out of place and was wondering if anyone could help identify it.
I am in the Western Upper michigan area.
Large lichen-covered boulder on hillside with red autumn shrubs, showing a rough, speckled surface of grey and dark clasts with a pinkish reddish patch on the lower left.
 
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Two points:
How far is it from a road or an old dirt path i.e. can someone drive to it in a truck?
Upper Michigan was under a huge layer of ice not long ago - glaciers can pick up and move large rocks hundreds of miles.. Is this on a terminal moraine? Or is there a steep rock face uphill and above it?

You have to eliminate human dumping first. The out of place thing is easily handled by: glacial processes or humans. Sometimes rocks go for a ride down a steep rock face, too. And keep rolling for a bit.

I cannot tell if it is a conglomerate or construction waste. You decide. Long range rock identification is nearly impossible, sometimes up close is still tough to do, as well. Note: it has not been there terribly long - no lichens. So you can guess what I think. Compare it with the rock in the background.
 
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