Category: Places to Visit
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Peninsula Point Lighthouse, Beach, and Trail
Read more: Peninsula Point Lighthouse, Beach, and TrailThe Peninsula Point Lighthouse The Peninsula Point Light Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. Constructed in 1865 with Cream City Brick from the Milwaukee area, this tower is all that remains of the Peninsula Point Light Station. The site once included numerous outbuildings and sidewalks: traces of these are…
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🌲 Discovering the Edge of the Earth at Point Abbaye
Read more: 🌲 Discovering the Edge of the Earth at Point AbbayeFor travelers looking to truly escape the crowds and experience the raw, untamed beauty of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Point Abbaye Natural Area is the ultimate hidden gem. Located at the very tip of the Abbaye Peninsula jutting out into Lake Superior, reaching this remote county park requires a slow, bumpy journey down an 11-mile dirt…
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Keweenaw Rocket Range
Read more: Keweenaw Rocket RangeHarrowing Trip to the Rocket Range We heard about this place and had to see it! A four-wheel-drive vehicle is RECOMMENDED! While driving up Highway 41 to the tip of the peninsula, it reminded me of driving to Paradise Point; the road got so bad. At some points, I had to drive so slowly that…
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Keweenaw Land Trust Cabins
Read more: Keweenaw Land Trust CabinsDid you know that you can rent a cabin in the UP and you get to set the price? That is what happens at the Keweenaw Land Trust, where payment is set up as a tax-deductible donation. They recommend a donation of $125 per day for use of specific facilities like the Marsin Nature Retreat,…
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Eben Ice Caves
Read more: Eben Ice CavesWhether you like it or not, winter is coming. But when it does arrive, there are still many things to do in the UP. One of them is visiting the Eben Ice Caves. The Eben Ice Caves are stunning seasonal ice formations located in the Hiawatha National Forest near Eben Junction in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.…
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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…