Tag: Upper Peninsula
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Crisp Point Lighthouse
Michigan in the Great Lakes Crisp Point Lighthouse Have you heard of Lake Superior’s Shipwreck Coast in Michigan? Crisp Point Lighthouse in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan is one of several lighthouses on Lake Superior that line a miles long area known as Shipwreck Coast. The name Shipwreck Coast is due to the large number…
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Bond Falls
Michigan in the Great Lakes Bond Falls Did you know there are many waterfalls in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan? Bond Falls near Paulding, Michigan in Haight Township is a popular waterfall in the Upper Peninsula that cascades over rocks in the Ontonagon River. Bond Falls is 100 feet wide with a 50 foot drop.…
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Lake of the Clouds
Michigan in the Great Lakes Lake of the Clouds Did you know that there is a scenic lake in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan named Lake of the Clouds? It is in Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park not far from the south shore of Lake Superior. Lake of the Clouds is in a valley between…
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Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Michigan in the Great Lakes Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Have you ever seen Pictured Rocks? Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore near Munising, Michigan in the Upper Peninsula is filled with colorful cliffs of sandstone known as Pictured Rocks. The colors appear when mineral-filled groundwater oozes through cracks in the rocks and runs down the sides of…
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Whitefish Point Lighthouse, Museum and Observatory
Michigan in the Great Lakes Whitefish Point Lighthouse Did you know that the Edmund Fitzgerald, a freighter memorialized in song, was lost off the coast of Whitefish Point on November 10, 1975? It went down in Lake Superior about 15 miles northwest of Whitefish Point Lighthouse. Whitefish Point Lighthouse is located in Paradise, Michigan in…
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Marquette Harbor Lighthouse
Michigan in the Great Lakes Marquette Harbor Lighthouse Did you know that Marquette Harbor Lighthouse on Lake Superior in Marquette, Michigan is said to harbor the ghostly spirit of a young girl? It is part of the lighthouse lore. Marquette Harbor Lighthouse, in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, has been an important beacon to the port of…
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Tahquamenon Falls
Michigan in the Great Lakes Tahquamenon Falls Upper Tahquamenon Falls Did you know that there are a lot of waterfalls in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan? One of the more well-known and visited waterfalls in the U.P. is Upper Tahquamenon Falls near Paradise, Michigan which is located on Lake Superior’s Whitefish Bay. Upper Tahquamenon Falls…
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