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Hunts' Guide to Michigan's UPPER PENINSULA

JUST OUT! A new edition of Hunts' Mapguide to Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Over 300 entries, all conveniently located on maps and chosen because we think they are the coolest things to do in the U.P. (No ad tie-ins!) Great choices for restaurants, hikes, shops, adventures, museums, boat trips, waterfalls, vistas, road trips, and much more! To learn more click UP MAP GUIDE

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COPPER HARBOR
POINTS
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Fort Wilkins State Park and Historic Complex. This outstanding state park centers on a charming, militarily insignificant army fort from the 1843 copper rush. Living history and period furnishings show peacetime army life in 1869. Campgrounds and trails border Lake Fanny Hooe; more trails are along the harbor. Excellent interpretive displays, a good nature and regional bookshop/gift shop are a plus. ... more

Lighthouse Overlook on Copper Harbor. A spot with a grand view of the lighthouse, especially near sunset, and a trail among cedar and pines. You can sit on the big red rocks by the water and read or sketch. ... more

Copper Harbor Lighthouse. The memorable 1866 lighthouse museum and interpretive trail show the site's importance in geology, Michigan history, and shipwrecks. Part of Fort Wilkins State Park, it's reachable only by boat. ... more

Copper Harbor shops. Some of the U.P.'s most interesting shops for crafts, gifts, minerals, and books are here in Michigan's remote, northernmost village. Jewelry, books, photography, and gifts: stoneware, agates, greenstones, rockhound supplies, bird's eye maple, fleece, and distinctive fashions. Year-round general store and Laughing Loon gifts and books. ... more

Keweenaw Adventure Company and Harbor Kayak Paddle. Gear, guides, lessons, and tours for mountain biking and kayaking in a great setting for both ... more

Sunset cruises on the Isle Royale Queen IV. An inspired 1 1/2-hour cruise out onto Lake Superior, chasing freighters and watching the sun set. ... more

Hunter's Point, Agate Beach & Copper Harbor marina. Copper Harbor community has raised funds and saved beloved Lake Superior point and trail for public access. ... more

Brockway Mountain Drive. The highest highway between the Rockies and the Alleghenies offers glorious sunsets, soaring hawks, and a splendid view of the Keweenaw's rocky shore. ... more

Lake Manganese and Manganese Falls. Near town, a beautiful, clear trout lake with a long, sandy swimming beach, near a striking waterfall in a ferny canyon. ... more

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Lake Manganese and Manganese Falls

Wayne Premo

This beautiful, clear lake in the hills just south of town is Copper Harbor's favorite place to swim. The 52-acre lake has a long, sandy beach, a gradual dropoff, and water that's much warmer than Lake Superior, though cold enough for brook trout. There's no boat launch, but small boats can use the sand beach near the access drive from U.S. 41.

On the same road, closer to town, look for a pullover that marks the trail to the overlook for beautiful Manganese Falls. Go a little beyond where the road turns sharply right. The pullover is on the left. Head for the falls by following the sound; they're not far away. If you make your way down to the bottom of the gorge the falls has created, you'll find yourself in a ferny, moist canyon that creates its own small world, with only a patch of blue sky above.

From U.S. 41, take the road by the community building and The Pines. Go south and turn right to the lake when the main road veers left. Manganese Falls pullover is 7/10 of a mile from The Pines corner in town. The lake is beyond that; follow signs.

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