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There are a million places that you can visit in the Upper Peninsula to get some great sightseeing in. You can go and see anything from the wonderful waterfalls that the Upper Peninsula has, to the old mining companies, to the old stores that are still in operation to this day. Explore all your options and go to as many of them as you can. Make sure you take your camera; you will want to capture these pictures of a life time to have as a memory to look at all the time. Just a reminder, there is a lot more to see then what is listed here. Don’t be shy to ask people who live in the area you are going to visit or even look on the web yourself for some different ideas on where to go to get the breathe taking view that you are looking for and wanting to see.
In Greenland Michigan you can go and see the Adventure Mining Company. The mine is located near the Porcupine Mountains at the base of the Keweenaw Peninsula. The Adventure Mining Company has underground tours of the historic Adventure Copper Mine. This is to provide the visitors who come to Michigan an experience that will not be soon forgotten. There are historic surface tours to underground copper mine walking tour, or even underground hiking excursions that involve rappelling to lower mine levels with a rope and a harness. This is something that you do not have to do but it is an experience of a life time. The Adventure Mining Company is open in late May through Mid-October. The daily hours are 9am to 6pm, and Sunday 11am to 6pm. The fall hours after Labor Day will be open six days a week and closed on Wednesdays.
In Niagara, Wisconsin visit Bjorkman’s Horse Outings for a whole adventure the family can do together. The location of the Bjorkman’s Horse Outings is just a few miles south of Iron Mountain and Norway. At the Bjorkman’s Horse Outings you can saddle up a horse for a trail ride, ride on a horse-drawn covered wagon or stagecoach trips, or even do a winter sleigh ride. For more information about the Bjorkman’s Horse Outings visit their website. T his is where you can know about what type of ride you would like to do, email the owners if you have more questions and even get the prices
In the City of Baraga Michigan, there is the Hanka Homestead Museum. This features a 1920s Finnish farm that was been restored and completed with furniture, dishes, tools and farm equipment that was used during that period of time. You will see the log house, a two story barn, sauna and other small outbuildings that sit on the 18 acre clearing and then surrounded by forest. In the distance you will see the Huron Mountains, which look blue, near the Keweenaw Bay.
The Presque Isle Park in Marquette Michigan offers you a wide range of activities, and sightseeing. The Presque Isle Park is a small peninsula the juts out into Lake Superior. In the summer you can go on the water and enjoy all the scenery as your troll around the lake. Also you are able to go hiking on the trails that are all around. You can see the natural and scenic route located throughout the area. Since it is on Lake Superior you are offered scenic vistas and good chance to view wildlife. The shoreline is jagged and is more than two miles in length, and contains some of the oldest exposed rock formation in North America. Most of the park is a woodland area and under developed; there is only fifteen acres in the 323 acre park that has been developed.
In Ishpeming, Michigan there is the U.S. National Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame and Museum. This is the home to an extensive collection of artifacts and archives relating to the history of skiing. It has a total of 20,000 square feet of space containing displays on over 350 Honored Members, trophies, clothing, and equipment. There is also a gift shop, library and a theater. To know more about the U.S. National Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame and Museum visit their website! This will tell you what you want to know about this place but it is nothing like going and visiting the place yourself.
If you are in the Escanaba area, be sure to visit the Sand Point Lighthouse. Starting June 1st and until September 1st the Lighthouse is open to the public for 9am to 5pm eastern time and for the whole month of September the Lighthouse is open for 1pm to 4pm eastern time. The Sand Point Lighthouse is located in Ludington Park, and served mariners continuously from 1868 until 1939. This lighthouse was built in 1867 at the water edge to warn the ships of Sand Point. One of the first women lighthouse keepers was Mary Terry. She was the keeper of the Sand Point Lighthouse for 18 years. There were nine keepers and their families who lived in the lighthouse and kept the light burning in its tower and shinning over the Bay until the year of 1939. This is when the United States Coast Guard took over all navigational lights in the country from the National Lighthouse Service. When the Coast Guard had the lighthouse they changed the appearance of it dramatically, to the point you would not have known it was an older lighthouse. After the Coast Guard had no more use for it and did not want it anymore, they signed a lease agreement with the Delta County Historical Society. The Delta County Historical Society began fund raising to restore the Sand Point Lighthouse to change it back to what it used to look like inside and out.
An unforgettable place in Munising Michigan is the Pictured Rocks, which is on the shore of Lake Superior. This is a 70,000 acre park that follows the south shore of Lake Superior for a total of 42 miles. What makes this place so unique is that the rocks are mineral-stained sandstone cliffs that rise dramatically for Lake Superior. There are scenic overlooks that are just breathe taking, hiking trails, beaches, and campgrounds. The best way to see the Pictured Rocks is by boat. You can see all the way and go to areas that you would not be able to get to by just walking to them. You also get a whole different view of Pictured Rocks when you are in a boat. To know more about Pictured Rocks you can visit their website here!
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