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The U.P.’s Grand Sable Dunes Stand at an Angle That Should Not Be Possible

The U.P.’s Grand Sable Dunes drop 300 feet into Lake Superior at an angle that should not hold. The secret is what is under the sand, plus the Log Slide…

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Michigan Airlifted Moose Into the U.P. Hanging From Helicopters, and Paid in Wild Turkeys

In 1985 and 1987 Michigan airlifted 59 moose from Ontario into the U.P., dangling under helicopters, and traded wild turkeys…

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Almost Every Waterfall in Michigan Is in the U.P., and These Five Are Pure Magic

Michigan has over 300 named waterfalls, and the Lower Peninsula has exactly one of them Here is something that surprises…

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Outdoors and wild places

Start with these three

The U.P.’s Grand Sable Dunes Stand at an Angle That Should Not Be Possible

Michigan Airlifted Moose Into the U.P. Hanging From Helicopters, and Paid in Wild Turkeys

Almost Every Waterfall in Michigan Is in the U.P., and These Five Are Pure Magic

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Isle Royale Is Michigan’s Only National Park, and the Least-Visited One in the Lower 48

The Rocks Yoopers Hunt on Lake Superior Beaches Are a Billion Years Old

More Than 750 Wolves Roam the U.P. Right Now, and You’ll Almost Never See One

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