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Visiting Quartzite Falls
Read more: Visiting Quartzite FallsQuartzite Falls (often called Quartzite River Falls) is a scenic, compact waterfall on the Slate River in Baraga County, Michigan, roughly 11 miles east of L’Anse and near Skanee. The falls are 8 feet high, and the river drops in a crescent onto a flat slate slide into a deep pool framed by cedar trees.…
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Visiting Slate River Falls
Read more: Visiting Slate River FallsSlate River Falls and Quartzite River Falls are very close together near the town of Skanee. Slate River Falls is a wild, scenic 25-foot waterfall located roughly 10 to 11 miles east of L’Anse along Skanee Road in Baraga County, Michigan. It features two distinct, angled streams of water plunging down a unique, tilted layer…
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Grand Island Bus Tour
Read more: Grand Island Bus TourFor our 16th wedding anniversary, we went camping and did the Grand Island Bus Tour. Needless to say, there is a lot of beautiful scenery around the island. There is camping available on the island. The campsites are secluded, so you do not have to deal with “combat camping”. Of course, it is tent-only camping.…
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Alger Falls
Read more: Alger FallsAlger Falls is a convenient roadside waterfall located just south of Munising, Michigan, right at the junction of M-28 and M-94. The water tumbles down a series of mossy rock ledges in a 20-foot drop, making it an easy and quick sight to catch from your car or a brief roadside pull-off. While traveling to…
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Bay Furnace Ruins
Read more: Bay Furnace RuinsThe Bay Furnace Ruins are the crumbling stone remains of a 19th-century iron-smelting blast furnace located on the southern shore of Lake Superior in Alger County, Michigan. Built in 1870, the 45-foot sandstone stack is all that survives of the short-lived industrial company town of Onota, which burned down in 1877. Iron Smelting Blast Furnace…
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Gorgeous Views While Hiking
Read more: Gorgeous Views While HikingHere is a video of a relaxing mini waterfall that I found while hiking. I have always found listening to water to be very relaxing to me. I forgot where some of these pictures were taken, but I took pictures of the most beautiful places found while hiking.
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Sparrow Rapids Campground
Read more: Sparrow Rapids CampgroundWhat used to be a free boondocking site has become a pay campsite. We discovered this when we went back to use it again. This time, though, the flies and bugs were so bad we turned around to find another spot. The other boondocking site we used to go to nearby has also turned into…
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Paradise Point in Christmas, MI
Read more: Paradise Point in Christmas, MIMy wife and I took a trip to Paradise Point located in Christmas, MI. Access to it has been blocked since we went up there, and now the only way to access it is via boat. Here is an article about how a private landowner closed access to it due to liability concerns. From the…
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Hiking Finds
Read more: Hiking FindsWhenever hiking and I come across something beautiful, or just straight out odd, I stop to take a picture of it. Feel free to comment below and share your own pictures you have taken. Have you ever recorded a campfire using the slo-motion effect? Below is a sample of that. Tree Eyes Here are a…
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Lakenenland Sculpture Park
Read more: Lakenenland Sculpture ParkLakenenland Sculpture Park is a quirky, free 37-acre outdoor art sanctuary located in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Situated about 15 miles east of Marquette along State Highway M-28, it features over 100 massive sculptures handcrafted entirely from scrap iron and recycled industrial metal. The park was created by local construction worker and ironworker Tom Lakenen, who…