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Pictured Rocks

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Jul 27, 20263 min read

Michigan’s Most Famous Rock Formation Lost a Piece of Itself Overnight. Fishermen Called It In by Cell Phone.

Miners Castle is the signature landmark of Pictured Rocks, and on April 13, 2006, its northeast turret collapsed into Lake Superior. The rock it is carved from means the last turret is on a...

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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...

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Jul 4, 20263 min read

The Tree on Michigan’s Quarter Is Alive Because Its Roots Refuse to Let Go

The lone pine on Chapel Rock at Pictured Rocks lives on a bare sandstone pillar, fed by roots stretched across open air...

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Jun 15, 20264 min read

Christmas, Michigan Is a Real U.P. Town With a 35-Foot Santa and Its Own Postmark

There is a town in the Upper Peninsula called Christmas, and yes, it is exactly as wonderful as that sounds. A 35-foot...

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Jun 2, 20262 min read

Pictured Rocks Was America’s Very First National Lakeshore — and This Drone Footage Shows Exactly Why

Every Yooper knows Pictured Rocks. But if you've only ever seen it from a boat deck or the edge of a trail,...

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Pictured Rocks

The latest Pictured Rocks story

Michigan’s Most Famous Rock Formation Lost a Piece of Itself Overnight. Fishermen Called It In by Cell Phone.

More Pictured Rocks stories, newest first

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

The Tree on Michigan’s Quarter Is Alive Because Its Roots Refuse to Let Go

Christmas, Michigan Is a Real U.P. Town With a 35-Foot Santa and Its Own Postmark

Pictured Rocks Was America’s Very First National Lakeshore — and This Drone Footage Shows Exactly Why