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Michigan's Eastern Upper Peninsula Great Wonders WELCOME TO MICHIGAN’S EASTERN UPPER PENINSULA Voyageur Island Paddling Dock, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan North Country Trail Oswald’s Bear Ranch Largest Bear Ranch in the USA • 41 live roaming • Raised platforms allow black bears in 4 visitors to have a barrier- enclosed habitats free view of the bears • Groups, Tour Bus & Field Trips welcome! • Visit oswaldsbearranch.com for more info & wonderful bear & bear cub pictures! Tahquamenon Falls A great family N H-37 M-123 • a national scenic trail, 4,600 miles SAULT attraction! NEWBERRY STE. MARIE • meanders through the Upper Peninsula M-28 117 I-75 MANISTIQUE • a premier hiking path through seven just $20 per vehicle ST. IGNACE $10 per single visitor US-2 states, offering an adventure for everyone ENGADINE Free admission for active military • hike spring, summer, fall and winter 13814 County Rd 407 (H-37) • nature walk, day hiking, or backpacking Visit our Gift Shop! Newberry, MI 49868 Located just 20 minutes from www.northcountrytrail.org/hss 2017: Open May 26 thru Tahquamenon Falls 616-897-5987 October 1, 9:30am–5pm just 12 minutes from Newberry Courtesy of Mike Veen, Great Lakes Electrical Plus Oswald's Bear Ranch is a proud associate member of the ZAA - Zoological Association of Amercia. Beautiful 3-Story Hotel on Whitefish Bay, Lake view Rooms With Balconies or Walkout Patios | Indoor Pool | Hot Tub | Sauna Sandy Beach | Full Hot Breakfast | Wi-Fi The INN Direct Access to Snowmobile Trail 10 Miles from Tahquamenon Falls & Whitefish Point Gastropub & Smokehouse 906-492-3529 Follow Us On Facebook 8112 N. M-123, PO Box 327 Paradise, MI 49768 Get Some!! 906-492-3770 www.MagnusonGrandLakefront.com Paradise, Michigan Making History, Making Memories in Sault Ste. Marie! 50th Annual I-500 Snowmobile Race February 3, 2018 1-800-647-2858 Join us in 2018 for a party saultstemarie.com of historic proportions as Sault Ste. Marie celebrates its 350th birthday! Upper Peninsula Counties of Alger • Chippewa • Luce • Mackinac ALGER COUNTY 1 Au Train Falls Discover THE GREAT WATERS of 2 Au Train River/Au Train Beach Michigan’s Eastern Upper Peninsula 3 Alger Falls 3 Wagner Falls There is no place on earth quite like the Great Waters of 3 Munising Range Lights Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. A stretch of land two hundred miles 3 Bay Furnace across surrounded, protected, and nurtured by the three greatest 3 Grand Island Harbor Rear Range of the Great Lakes, Huron, Michigan, and Superior. 3 Grand Island North Light 4 Chapel Falls 4 Mosquito Falls The Hiawatha National Forest flourishes throughout the region 5 Grand Island Range Lights offering countless opportunities in all seasons for biking, hiking, 5 Grand Island East Channel Light camping, kayaking, snowmobiling, fishing, 4-wheeling, and more. 5 Grand Island National Recreation Area Discover the many waterfalls and explore the lighthouse 6 Alger Underwater Preserve sentinels of the Great Waters. Hike the North Country Trail, a 6 Miners Beach/Miners Castle footpath linking New York to North Dakota across some 4,600 6 Miners Falls miles, a portion of which meanders through the Great Waters 6 Munising Falls region and is managed by local volunteers. 6 Munising Front Range Lighthouse 6 Munising Rear Range Lighthouse 6 Pictured Rocks Boat Tours From the Anishinaabe who first walked these shores to the 6 Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore immigrants who worked the land and the water, to the artists 6 Sand Point Beach and artisans of today, for those who understand the lasting value 7 Laughing Whitefish Falls of an endless sky, deep forests, and clear blue water, it’s time to Lake Superior Whitefish 13 412 Point discover a place of great wonders, the Great Waters. 12 14 nd Marais T Tr. 11 Gra ruck Grand 15 414 500 ay Paradise 407 yw Marais B nic Sce non me ALGER LUCE ua 123 q 5 h 77 a T H37 H58 Sault Ste. Marie 28 16 6 Byw W e nic ay 3 9 10 17 hit sh Ba Sce 2 455 y N Munising ational 3 7 1 4 415 19 Brimley Seney Newberry Soo 94 28 18 Junction 28 94 8 20 28 117 CHIPPEWA 67 94 41 49 129 77 Curtis 48 30 Lighthouse 46 Point(s) of Interest H33 123 MACKINAC 75 48 Museum 26 Waterfall 2 48 134 North Country Trail (foot trail) 2 Cedarville DeTour Manistique Hessel Village County Line 134 Drummond Isl. Mackinac Isl. 2 St. Ignace Mackinaw 183 City 75 27 Emmet Upper Peninsula Counties of Alger • Chippewa • Luce • Mackinac ALGER COUNTY 8 Whitefish Falls 19 Tahquamenon Logging Museum 32 River of History Museum 1 Au Train Falls 9 County Road H58 20 Luce County Park 32 Soo Locks 2 Au Train River/Au Train Beach 10 Michigan State Road 77 21 Tahquamenon Falls Riverboat Tour 32 Water Street Historic Block 3 Alger Falls 11 Grand Sable Dunes & Toonerville Trolley 33 Pickford Area Historical Museum 3 Wagner Falls 11 Log Slide Overlook 22 Tahquamenon Scenic Byway 34 Frying Pan Island Light Station 3 Munising Range Lights 11 Sable Falls 23 County Road H 500 35 Lower Nicolet Range 3 Bay Furnace 12 AuSable Point Light Station 24 Crisp Point Lighthouse 36 Round Island Light Station 3 Grand Island Harbor Rear Range 13 Grand Marais Front/Rear 25 Tahquamenon Upper Falls 37 Pipe Island Light Station 3 Grand Island North Light Range Lighthouse 38 DeTour Reef Light Station 4 Chapel Falls 14 Agate Beach CHIPPEWA COUNTY 39 Drummond Island Historical Museum 4 Mosquito Falls 14 Gitche Gumee Agate and 22 Tahquamenon Scenic Byway 40 De Tour Passage Historical Museum 5 Grand Island Range Lights History Museum 26 Tahquamenon Lower Falls 5 Grand Island East Channel Light 14 Light Keepers House Museum 27 Whitefish Point Bird Observatory MACKINAC COUNTY 5 Grand Island National 14 Old Post Office Museum 27 Whitefish Point Light Station 41 State Route M134 Recreation Area 14 Pickle Barrel Museum 27 Whitefish Point Underwater Preserve 42 Martin Reef Light Station 6 Alger Underwater Preserve 27 Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum 43 Great Lakes Boat Building School 6 Miners Beach/Miners Castle LUCE COUNTY 28 Pendill’s Creek National Fish Hatchery 43 Les Cheneaux Maritime Museum 6 Miners Falls 15 Muskallonge Lake State Park 29 Whitefish Bay National Scenic Byway 43 Les Cheneaux Historical Museum 6 Munising Falls 16 Nature’s Kennel Sled Dog 30 Point Iroquois Light Station Museum 44 Les Cheneaux Culinary School 6 Munising Front Range Lighthouse Adventures 31 Wheels of History Museum 45 US Route 2 6 Munising Rear Range Lighthouse 17 Oswald’s Bear Ranch 32 Chippewa County Historical Museum 46 Cut River Bridge 6 Pictured Rocks Boat Tours 18 Luce County Historical Museum 32 Museum Ship Valley Camp 47 Garlynn Zoo 6 Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore 48 Top of the Lake Antique 6 Sand Point Beach 24 Snowmobile Museum 7 Laughing Whitefish Falls 27 49 Curtis Historical Museum Lake Superior Whitefish 412 49 Erickson Center for the Arts 23 Point 50 State Route M-48 nd Marais Tr. Gra Truck 51 State Route M-129 Grand 414 500 ay Paradise 407 yw Marais B nic Whitefish Bay Sce non me 26 ALGER LUCE ua 123 32 q h 77 a 25 T H37 H58 Sault Ste. Marie 28 22 30 34 Byw W e nic ay 17 hit sh Ba Sce 455 y 22 N Munising 28 ational 29 415 19 Brimley 31 Seney Newberry 21 Soo 51 94 28 Junction 28 94 35 28 33 117 CHIPPEWA 67 94 St. Marys R. 41 129 77 Curtis 48 123 H33 36 48 47 MACKINAC 75 50 2 48 37 46 43 2 45 134 44 Cedarville DeTour Manistique Village Hessel 41 Drummond Isl. 134 38 42 40 Lake Michigan Mackinac Isl. 39 2 St. Ignace Lake Huron Mackinaw 183 City 75 27 Emmet • • Munising • Grand Marais ALGER With sandstone cliffs reaching 200’, beautiful pristine While Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore beaches, and hundreds of miles of hiking trails, stretches 42 miles along Lake Superior’s shore, visitors can spend their days in every season taking in whether by boat or by car along paved H58 with the natural beauty of Alger County. stops at many scenic turnouts, you will be inspired by the natural wonders of this region. Home to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and gateway communities of Grand Marais to the east Encompassing top of the line hotels and rustic and Munising to the west, Alger County is the camping, boat tours, attractions, restaurants and epitome of the Great Waters. Grand Island in all of shopping, Alger County has everything you need to its rustic glory is perfect for the adventurous visitor. create your perfect vacation. Alger County Chamber of Commerce 129 E Munising Ave., Munising, MI 49862 906.387.2138 www.algercountychamber.com Grand Marais Munising Visitors Bureau Chamber of Commerce PO Box 421, PO Box 139 Munising, MI 49862 Grand Marais, MI 49839 906.387.1717 906.494-2447 www.munising.org www.grandmaraismichigan.com IMAGE: CRAIG BLACKLOCK • • Sault Ste. Marie • Paradise • DeTour CHIPPEWA Sault Ste. Marie, the largest city in the Great Waters region, serves as the perfect hub for exploring the Eastern Upper Peninsula. Michigan’s first city, Sault Ste. Marie is home to the Soo Locks – a national landmark that aids massive freighters and boats of all varieties as they move between Lake Superior and the lower Great Lakes. Situated on the St. Marys River, the city is home to a multitude of outdoorsy venues, including hiking trails, boat launches, beaches, golf courses and parks, while also playing host to numerous museums, restaurants, pubs, outfitters, and plenty of nighttime entertainment.
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