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Jul 28, 20264 min read

The U.P.’s Most Photographed Ice Formation Has to Be Built From Scratch Every Winter. Right Now It Doesn’t Exist.

The Eben Ice Caves form every winter when seep water freezes across sandstone overhangs in Rock River Canyon. They are not caves, and the trail everyone uses is not officially a trail.

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Michigan’s Highest Point Keeps Getting Dethroned by Inches. The Latest Culprit May Be Hikers’ Boots.

Mount Arvon took the crown from Mount Curwood by 11 inches in 1982. A modern resurvey just handed it back by about...

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Jul 18, 20263 min read

Copper Harbor’s Giant Pines Were Sold to Loggers. The Neighbors Bought Them Back.

Copper Harbor’s giant white pines were sold to loggers, until a 1970 newspaper column sparked a Save the Pines campaign. Neighbors and...

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Jul 8, 20263 min read

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...

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Jun 9, 20265 min read

There’s a Mountain Wilderness in the U.P. So Wild It Feels Like It Belongs Out West

Michigan's largest state park hides an ancient forest and a cliff-top view locals call the most beautiful in the state Tucked into...

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hiking

The latest hiking story

The U.P.’s Most Photographed Ice Formation Has to Be Built From Scratch Every Winter. Right Now It Doesn’t Exist.

More hiking stories, newest first

Michigan’s Highest Point Keeps Getting Dethroned by Inches. The Latest Culprit May Be Hikers’ Boots.

Copper Harbor’s Giant Pines Were Sold to Loggers. The Neighbors Bought Them Back.

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

There’s a Mountain Wilderness in the U.P. So Wild It Feels Like It Belongs Out West