When it comes to exploring Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, we mean it when we say the possibilities are endless. Whether you’re completing the Lake Superior Circle Tour, hoping to find new hiking trails or just looking to get outside as the weather gets warmer, adding some magnificent waterfalls to your…
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Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is home to the world’s largest body of freshwater in the entire world — Lake Superior. Covering approximately 31,700 square miles and reaching depths of over 1,300 feet, visitors and U.P. locals alike are drawn to this massive attraction. Its miles of beach shoreline are…
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Here’s your chance to get in one more blast of U.P. summer fun before your life goes full bore into fall. These top picks will make it easier to plan your end-of-summer holiday. There’s no better place not to labor! Walk across the Mackinac Bridge on Labor Day, 7 a.m. to noon Topping the must-do…
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Summer is a beautiful time to visit Michigan’s Upper Peninsula! While you’re planning your trip around which popular destinations you want to visit, check out our unique, popular events and traditions, too. Enhance your visit with a rodeo, fragrant flowers, car shows, music festivals and much more…
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Coined Michigan’s Crown Jewel, Mackinac Island is a unique experience to get outdoors and travel back in time at a single destination. This 3.8-square-mile island is famous for its lack of cars and location between the Upper and Lower Peninsula. It’s the perfect start to your U.P. vacation — a fun…
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Everyone traveling to the Upper Peninsula has heard of Marquette, Pictured Rocks, and Drummond Island. Those places are full of stunning scenery, tranquil moments, and family-friendly adventures. Still, there are an incredible amount of places in the Upper Peninsula that remain relatively…
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Eastern U.P. | Central U.P. | Western U.P. | Pet-friendly places to stay Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, with its vast wilderness and dozens of uncrowded towns, is a vacation paradise for dogs to bring their owners. With hundreds of waterfalls between Drummond Island and Ironwood, going waterfalling is…
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Drummond Island & Soo Locks | Tahquamenon Falls State Park | Whitefish Point | Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore | Lake Michigan Dunes | Western Waterfalls | Keweenaw Peninsula There’s no better destination in the Midwest to twist your throttle in the summer than Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (U.P.)…
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A year ago, four bikers set out to better themselves and test their endurance. We should note they did it at a rate of about 100 miles a day for 16 days straight around the entire Upper Peninsula — completely relatable, right? The distance may not be, but challenging yourself is a story we can all…
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Reach these U.P. waterfalls on foot in 15 minutes or less Eastern U.P. waterfalls | Central U.P. waterfalls | Western U.P. waterfalls When you are in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, you are never a far drive to 300+ waterfalls. While you can spend upwards of 45 minutes hiking to some from where you…
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