Category: Places to Visit

Quartzite 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.…

Slate 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…

For 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.…

Alger 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…

Lakenenland 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…

While travelling around Ontonagon, my wife and I stopped at this museum. Of course, there were rocks for my wife to look at, LOL! It was interesting to see the vintage marbles. It reminded me of the time I made a website that sold vintage marbles and postcards. They had a log cabin inside the…

Every autumn, Peninsula Point becomes a crucial staging ground for thousands of migrating monarch butterflies. Located at the southern tip of the Stonington Peninsula within the Hiawatha National Forest, this narrow spit of land acts as a natural funnel for butterflies traveling south from Canada and the Upper Peninsula. Because monarchs avoid flying over large…

Here is another cool place to explore. The Freda Ruins. The Freda Ruins are the massive concrete foundations and iconic smokestack of the Champion Copper Stamp Mill, located in the historic ghost town of Freda on the rugged western edge of the Keweenaw Peninsula. Built in 1901 by the Champion Mining Company, it was the…