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Welcome to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

Established in 1911 the Upper Peninsula Travel & Recreation Association is dedicated to promoting all of the tourism products and services in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Through our marketing efforts and information that we provide the consumer we allow people to plan an outstanding vacation to Michigan’s UP, one of our country’s great natural regions.

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Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is renowned for its abundance of its diverse and ever-changing natural surroundings, which will magnify the senses!

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Events In Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

Winter, spring summer or fall – you are sure to find something to do in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula! Have an event that is not listed on our calendar? Due to Covid-19, many events are cancelled. Please check with event coordinators on status of events before making plans to attend.

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Regions of the U.P.

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Western UP Immersion into Natural Beauty

Traveling throughout Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is an immersion into natural beauty and the history of people determined to build a good life from the untamed land and the Great Lakes that surrounded them. But the Western U.P. has a distinctive brand of grit built from its tree-covered mountains, expansive wilderness and veins of copper and iron.
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Copper Peak at Sunset Michigan's Upper Peninsula, USA

Copper Peak World’s Largest Ski Structure

Lake of the Clouds, located in the Porcupine Mountains, located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, USA

Lake of the Clouds
Porcupine Mountains

Lake Gogebic State Park

Lake Gogebic
Spans Two Time Zones

Conglomerate Falls - Keweenaw Peninsula

National Black River Scenic Byway

Image of Quincy Mine located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, USA

Timber, Iron Ore & Copper Mines

Bond Falls on a fall day in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, USA

Bond Falls Scenic Site

Mar 23
Copper Country Trout Unlimited Benefit Concert
426 Quincy Street Hancock, MI 49930
Mar 25
Escanaba Winter Farmers Market
225 N 21st St Escanaba, MI 49829
Mar 26
Les Cheneaux Farmers & Artisans Market
3206 West Cedar Road Hessel, MI 49745
Mar 26
Magnum Opus Ballet "Alive" at Ironwood Theatre
113 East Aurora Street Ironwood, MI 49938
Mar 31
UP Boat, Sport, and RV Show
1401 Presque Isle ave Marquette, MI 49855

Central UP Gorgeous Shorelines, Intriguing History

Whether you come from the east or west, the heart of the Upper Peninsula is not a pass-through. You can easily fill months, exploring the Central U.P.'s beautiful Lake Michigan and Lake Superior beaches and bays, stunning wilderness, crystal-clear inland waters and the historic communities that have welcomed travelers for centuries.
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Kitch-iti-Kipi: Michigan’s Largest Natural Freshwater Spring

Kitch-iti-Kipi
The “Big Spring”

Image of a smelter in the distance at Fayette Historic State Park, located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, USA

Fayette Historic State Park & Townsite

Dickinson County Whitewater Rafting on the Piers Gorge

PiersGorge
Whitewater Rafting

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore - Miners Castle

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

Seul Choix Point Lighthouse

Seul Choix Point Lighthouse

Glass Bottom Shipwreck Tours

Glass Bottom Shipwreck Tours

Mar 25
Escanaba Winter Farmers Market
225 N 21st St Escanaba, MI 49829
Mar 31
UP Boat, Sport, and RV Show
1401 Presque Isle ave Marquette, MI 49855
Apr 1
Menominee Winter/Spring Farmers' Market
1801 8th Avenue Menominee, MI 49858
Apr 4
Maritime History on Tap: Paranormal Lighthouse
114 W Spring St Marquette, MI 49855
Apr 8
Festival of the Angry Bear
114 W Spring St Marquette, MI 49855

Eastern UP Let the adventures begin

Up here, vacation begins when you cross the Mighty Mackinac Bridge. Hovering halfway over Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, your adventure starts to the soundtrack of the bridge's rattling grates below you. When you arrive, you’ll land in the Eastern Upper Peninsula.
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Gateway to the U.P. - Mackinac Bridge

The Mighty Mac
St.Ignace Gateway

Ship in Soo Locks Sault Ste Marie Michigan's Upper Peninsula USA

The Soo Locks
An Engineering Marvel

Aerial view of Upper Tahquamenon Falls on a fall day in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, USA

Tahquamenon Falls State Park - Paradise

Soldier at Fort Mackinac Mackinac Island Michigan's Upper Peninsula USA

Mackinac Island State Park - No Cars Allowed

Drummond Island

Drummond Island
Gem of the Huron

Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum

Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum

Mar 26
Les Cheneaux Farmers & Artisans Market
3206 West Cedar Road Hessel, MI 49745
Apr 14
St Ignace Home Show, Spring Expo & Gun Show
275 Marquette St. St Ignace, MI 49781
Apr 15
Dueling Pianos at Kewadin Casino
2186 Shunk Road Sault Ste Marie, MI 49783
Apr 21
The Monkees celebrated by Micky Dolenz at Kewadin
2186 Shunk Road Sault Ste Marie, MI 49783
Apr 22
Free Entrance Day in the National Parks: First day of National Park Week