Places

Munising, Alger County

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

Multicolored sandstone cliffs rising from Lake Superior, waterfalls, and long empty beaches.

Ontonagon County, western UP

Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park

Michigan's largest state park: old-growth forest, rugged ridges, and some of the best views in the Midwest.

Paradise, Chippewa County

Tahquamenon Falls State Park

The Upper Falls, about 50 feet tall and 200 feet wide, pour tea-colored water over a sandstone ledge.

Houghton and Keweenaw Counties

Keweenaw Peninsula

A long finger of land into Lake Superior with copper-mining history, old pines, and big ridge views.

Lake Superior, reached from Copper Harbor, Houghton or Grand Portage MN

Isle Royale National Park

A roadless island wilderness: moose, wolves, loons, and over 160 miles of trail.

Marquette County

Marquette Area

The UP's biggest town sits beside a lively set of short summit hikes and lakeshore walks.