Craig Lake State Park: Cabins, Yurts, Road and Moose
Michigan's most remote state park was once a brewing boss's private preserve, and three of its lakes still carry his children's names.
Land, water, weather, and the road there
Outdoors & Travel
Upper Peninsula wild places, practical travel context, outdoor traditions, and the stories behind the view.
Keweenaw & Copper Country
21 stories from this part of the U.P.
Adventure Mine Rappel Tour, Greenland: Prices, Ages, Hours
At the Adventure Mine near Greenland you rappel 80 feet to a lower level of a copper mine that worked from 1850 to 1920....
Point Abbaye: Camping, Road and Views on Lake Superior
Baraga County owns the tip of the Abbaye Peninsula and lets you camp on the rock, facing the Huron Islands and the Huron Mountains.
Hungarian Falls: Trail, Parking and History Near Hubbell
Hungarian Falls drops through a deep sandstone gorge above Tamarack City, fed by a pond and dam Calumet & Hecla built to fight mill...
Bete Grise Beach: Singing Sands, Lighthouse, How to Visit
Local legend says the white sand at Bete Grise sings when you press it and barks when you smack it. Next door, a 1895...
Who Owns the Keweenaw Heartlands, and Who Can Use It
A hedge fund wanted $43.2 million. The state is paying about a thousand an acre. And Commercial Forest access covers hunting, fishing and trapping....
Copper Harbor Trails: 136 Residents, 50+ Miles
IMBA retired its Gold, Silver and Bronze tiers in October 2025, and Copper Harbor's window to reapply closes next month. The club built 50-plus...
Redridge Steel Dam: One of Three Ever Built in the U.S.
The Redridge Steel Dam is one of only three steel dams ever built in the United States. In 1979 crews cut holes in it,...
Houghton-Douglass Falls: Michigan's Tallest Waterfall
Houghton-Douglass Falls drops 110 feet, the tallest in Michigan. After years of fatal accidents and a locked gate, the DNR has opened a trail...
Canyon Falls: Michigan’s Grand Canyon
Canyon Falls drops into a box gorge the Sturgeon River cut through slate. The stretch that actually earns the Grand Canyon of Michigan nickname...
Portage Lake Lift Bridge: The Only Road Onto Copper Island
A ship canal finished in 1874 cut the northern Keweenaw off from the rest of Michigan, and the Portage Lake Lift Bridge is the...
Keweenaw Snow Thermometer: The 390-Inch Winter It Marks
The Keweenaw snow thermometer north of Mohawk marks a 390.4-inch winter. The stranger part is how that number is measured, and why the real...
Michigan's Highest Point: Mount Arvon at 1,979 Feet
Mount Arvon took the crown from Mount Curwood by 11 inches in 1982. A modern resurvey just handed it back by about five, and...
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