About Ontonagon County

Ontonagon County has over 1,200 miles of streams and rivers. Canoeing on the mighty Ontonagon River or viewing the many waterfalls are a tourist's delight. Bond Falls has been the back drop for national ad campaigns and is handicap accessible. Agate Falls is also handicap accessible and is one of the highest in the midwest. O-Kun-de-Cun Falls (named after the great Ojibway Chieftain in the area) provides a great photographic opportunity with a suspension bridge over the Baltimore River below the falls.

Lake Gogebic, the U.P's largest inland lake, is well known for its walleye, bass and jumbo perch fishing. Springtime is the season for Lake Superior angling where you can catch Lake trout and brown trout, as well as coho salmon. Ontonagon County has an abundance of inland lakes and ponds that allow for pan fishing and hundreds of miles of streams provide challenging fly fishing opportunities and many camping spots.

The Ontonagon Lighthouse (1866) is open for public tours. Historic Rockland, site of the famous Minnesota Mine, has a fine museum and nearby Old Victoria Restoration site, a mining camp brought back to life, is open to public tours. Be sure to visit the highest hydroelectric dam in the Midwest. The Victoria Hydro is on the nearby West Branch of the Ontonagon River.