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Things to Do in Upper Peninsula, Michigan
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Mackinac Island
Upper Peninsula, Michigan
Although Mackinac Island has residential, resort, and shopping districts, the majority of the state's acreage -- 80 percent -- is reserved as a state park. ...
Park
Glass-Bottomed Shipwreck Tour
Upper Peninsula, Michigan
This may just be the highlight of your trip (for your kids, at least). During the two-hour tour, you can view three different shipwrecks -- an 1880s schooner, an 1895...
Aerial Ride
Aerial Tour
Mystery Spot
Upper Peninsula, Michigan
Decades ago, three surveyors discovered an area near St. Ignace, MI, that made them feel queasy and confounded their equipment ... or so the story goes. For kids who long to...
Amusement Park
Golf
Valley Camp Museum
Upper Peninsula, Michigan
Climb aboard a huge 1917 steam-powered freighter to learn more about maritime history and life on the big ships that made their way through the Great Lakes. On board...
History Museum
Special Collection
Tahquamenon Falls
Upper Peninsula, Michigan
The second-largest state park in Michigan, the Tahquamenon Falls area was described in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem "Song of Hiawatha" as a pristine and tranquil natural oasis. The waterfalls...
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Fayette Historic Townsite
Upper Peninsula, Michigan
Who says you have to head out to the Old West to visit a ghost town? Once a bustling industrial community specializing in smelting the Upper Peninsula's abundant iron supply...
Historical Landmark
Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum
Upper Peninsula, Michigan
Kids are intrigued by the ghostly and grisly details of shipwrecks, and the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum brings them to life through its relics, artifacts, and the stories of rescuers...
Special Collection
History Museum
Moc's Du Locke/Fudge Du Lock
Upper Peninsula, Michigan
Fudgie Lane," the nickname that locals gave Sault Ste. Marie's tourist area due to the number of fudge shops that dot the street, is refreshingly unpretentious. That's because the street's...
Boutique
Oswald's Bear Ranch
Upper Peninsula, Michigan
If you'd like to see black bears up close (from a safe distance, of course!), then Oswald's Bear Ranch is a must-visit. The only ranch of its kind in...
Zoo
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Upper Peninsula, Michigan
Lake Superior offers some of the most pristine beaches (and, let's face it, coldest water) available in the Midwest. Pictured Rocks National Shoreline, named for a stretch of colorful rocks...
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