The Most Photographed View in the U.P. Sits on Top of a Forest That Was Almost Lost
Lake of the Clouds is the most photographed view in the U.P., a 300 foot walk from the parking lot. The forest it sits on top of was nearly logged…
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Iron Mountain Almost Buried This Mine in 1993. One Caver Saved a Quarter-Million Bats.
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A Single Living Thing as Heavy as Three Blue Whales Is Hiding Under the U.P.
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