Epoufette, MI

Epoufette is an unincorporated community in the township on US 2 on Lake Michigan. In 1848, a government surveyor, John R. McLeod, found an Indian village here. Amable Goudreau began a commercial fishing business here in 1859, but it did not get a post office until lumbering operations began. McLeod became the first postmaster in December 1879. The name, French for “place of rest”, was given by early French settlers because it was believed that Father Jacques Marquette used the harbor as the first step on his trip down Lake Michigan from St. Ignace.

Two nearby parks make for memorable rest stops on the long drive across U.S. 2. The state forest’s Lake Michigan beach and Hog Island picnic area (with handicap-accessible facilities) are just two blocks south of U.S. 2 behind the Hog Island Country Store. At the Cut River Bridge, you can climb 147 feet down to the beach.

Lodging:

Skyline Motel
5539 US 2
Epoufette, MI 49762

Phone: (906)292-5556
Fax: (906)292-0006
upskylinemotel@aol.com

Wonderland Motel

W6450 US Highway 2,

Naubinway, MI

(906) 292-5574

Epoufette Bay Lodging

Cabins on Lake Michigan

W6508 Epoufette Bay Road
Epoufette, MI

Phone: 906-430-0547

E-mail: info@upwideadventureguide.com