Muskallonge Lake State Park: Agates, Ghost Town, Pike
Muskallonge Lake State Park in Luce County packs a Lake Superior agate shoreline, a swimmable inland lake and the remains of the Deer Park...
Land, water, weather, and the road there
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Castle Rock St. Ignace: 170 Steps, $1, Hours and Season
A 195-foot pillar of Mackinac Breccia north of St. Ignace, run by the Eby family since 1929. It costs $1 to climb, and it...
Great Lakes Piping Plovers Hit 99 Nesting Pairs
99 pairs is the most since listing in 1986 and 66 percent of the recovery bar. What the plan actually requires, why the U.P....
Whitefish Point: Michigan's Raptor Migration Funnel
Most people know Whitefish Point for what happened offshore. The Edmund Fitzgerald went down not far from here, the shipwreck museum is on the...
Oswald's Bear Ranch: Newberry's 50 Rescued Bears
Dean Oswald dreamed of having a bear since childhood. Forty years, 240 acres, and one 880-pound legend later, Oswald’s Bear Ranch near Newberry is...
Cut River Bridge: US-2's 147-Foot Thrill and Troll Door
The Cut River Bridge carries US-2 across 147 feet of thin air, one of only two like it in Michigan, with a troll door...
Why Tahquamenon Falls Runs the Color of Root Beer
The biggest waterfall in the U.P. runs the color of root beer, and no, it isn't dirty. Here's the real reason behind the nickname,...
Tahquamenon Falls Accessible Boardwalk Now Open
A new 1,100-foot accessible boardwalk has replaced the steep 94-step staircase that kept the U.P.'s most famous waterfall out of reach for so many...
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