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Things to Do in Upper Peninsula, Michigan

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Mackinac Island

Upper Peninsula, Michigan

Good for Toddlers & Pre-K

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Although Mackinac Island has residential, resort, and shopping districts, the majority of the state's acreage -- 80 percent -- is reserved as a state park. ...

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Mystery Spot

Upper Peninsula, Michigan

Good for Toddlers & Pre-K

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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...

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  • Golf

Valley Camp Museum

Upper Peninsula, Michigan

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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

Fayette Historic Townsite

Upper Peninsula, Michigan

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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

Glass-Bottomed Shipwreck Tour

Upper Peninsula, Michigan

Good for Toddlers & Pre-K

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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

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

Upper Peninsula, Michigan

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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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Tahquamenon Falls

Upper Peninsula, Michigan

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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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Oswald's Bear Ranch

Upper Peninsula, Michigan

Good for Toddlers & Pre-K

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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

Seney Wildlife Refuge

Upper Peninsula, Michigan

Good for Toddlers & Pre-K

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The Seney Wildlife Refuge represents some of the best wildlife viewing the Upper Peninsula has to offer. Rich in forest and grasslands -- plus bog, marsh, and swamp -- the refuge boasts...

  • Park

  • Wildlife Sanctuary

Soo Locks

Upper Peninsula, Michigan

Good for Toddlers & Pre-K

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The St. Mary's River sits between Sault Ste. Marie, MI and Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. A series of treacherous rapids once made navigation of the river impossible, but the locks...

  • Scenic Landmark

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