Epoufette - Michigan's Upper Peninsula

<html> <head> <title>Epoufette - Michigan's Upper Peninsula</title> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1"> <META Pragma: No-Cache> <META name="Pragma" No-Cache> <META Cache-control: No-Cache> <META HTTP-EQUIV="expires" CONTENT="Wed, 26 Feb 1997 08:21:57 GMT"> <META name="description" content="Profile of Epoufette, with candid descriptions of attractions, recommended restaurants, lodgings, campgrounds."> <base href="http://hunts-upguide.com/"> <link href="/style.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF">  <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-16592122-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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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! 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Above, paths look down on the limestone gorge and go back through forested dunes. ... <a href="http://hunts-upguide.com/epoufette_cut_river_bridge___picnic_area.html"><font color="#C82F2C">more</font></a> <p> <a name="e544"><b>Hog Island Country Store.</b></a> Here's a classic roadside architectural ensemble: trim white tourist cottages by a grocery/party store with bait, smoked fish, wild rice, and other regional foods ... <a href="http://hunts-upguide.com/epoufette_hog_island_country_store.html"><font color="#C82F2C">more</font></a> <p> <p>   </font> </td> </tr> </table>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td>   </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">  <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </td> </tr> </table>  </td> <td valign=top width="1%" bgcolor="#F5F5D5">  <img src="images/1x1.gif" width="9" height=500 alt="|"> </td> <td valign=top width="63%">  <table width="100%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 border=0> <tr> <td valign=top align=center bgcolor="#018650" colspan=2> <center> <img src="images/1x1.gif" width="30" height=8 alt="-"><br> <b><font color="#FFFFFF" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="-1"><a class="whitelink" href="st__ignace___u_s__2_to_naubinway.html" target="_top">Region: St. Ignace & U.S. 2 to Naubinway</a></font></b><br> <img src="images/1x1.gif" width="100%" height=3 alt="-"><br> <h1>EPOUFETTE</h1> <img src="images/1x1.gif" width="30" height=8 alt="-"></center></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="63%">  <table width="100%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=8 border=0> <tr> <td align="left">  <font face="Georgia"> <img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=6 alt="-"><br> <table align="right" cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 border=0 width=188> <tr> <td> <img src="http://hunts-upguide.com/photos/230.gif" width=188 height=250 alt="Epoufette Bay 2" border=0> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" size="-2"> <b>Epoufette today consists of a few cottages by the bay, two restaurants and a motel up on U.S. 2. and Epoufette Bay (shown above), once a French-Canadian fishing port.</b> </font> </td> </tr> </table> French fishermen established the unincorporated village here (pronounced "EE-poo-FETT") in 1859. The lumber era held sway in the 1880s. Today there are a few houses down by Epoufette Bay south of U.S. 2. Commercial activity is on the bluff along U.S. 2 by the Cut River Inn and Skyline Motel. <br><br>Two nearby parks make for memorable rest stops on the long drive across U.S. 2. The state forest's <b>Lake Michigan beach and Hog Island picnic area</b> (with handicap-accessible facilities) are just two blocks south of U.S. 2 behind the colorful Hog Island Country Store. At the <b>Cut River Bridge</b>, you can climb 147 feet down to the beach and get a real workout. <br clear="all"> <hr> <center> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </center> <hr> <p align="right"><a href="st__ignace___u_s__2_to_naubinway.html" target="_top">Back to St. Ignace & U.S. 2 to Naubinway</a></p> </font> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td width="37%" valign="top"> <table width="100%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=8 border=0> <tr> <td height="4" width="37%">  <img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=1 alt="-"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="center" bgcolor="#C7302D" width="37%">  <font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#FFFFFF"> <b> <img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=8 alt="-"><br> <font size="-1"> EPOUFETTE<br> RESTAURANTS,<br> LODGINGS<br> & CAMPGROUNDS </font> <br><img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=6 alt="-"><br> <font size="-2">These are our choices, not ads.</font><br> <img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=8 alt="-"><br> </b> </font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign=top bgcolor="#FFE09B" width="37%">  <img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=9 alt="-"><br> <font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica"> <center><font size="-1" color="#C82F2C"><b>EPOUFETTE<br>RESTAURANTS</b></font></center> <br> <font size="-2"> See also: St. Ignace, Naubinway, Curtis (in Tahquamenon & Seney region)<br><img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=8 alt="-"><br> <a name="e545"><b>BAY VIEW INN</b></a><br> (906) 292-0061 <br><img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=5 alt="-"><br> Here travelers can stop for breakfast, lunch, or dinner and admire the effects of <B>changing light on Lake Michigan</B>, seen from this high blufftop vantage point. New owners of the former Skyline Restaurant have added lots of little touches including more <B>bird feeders</B>, and bird guides and games at tables. It's a simple, friendly place with a <B>grand view</B> and a <B>good salad bar</B> that goes beyond lettuce in the leafy green vegetable department. For dinner there's a full menu, but <B>whitefish</B> is the favorite because it's almost always fresh. At dinner whitefish comes deep fried ($10) or broiled ($11). There are <B>lunch specials</B> (about $6), a good <B>breakfast buffet</B> on <B>summer weekends</B> ($7 for adults, $4 for kids), and soup and sandwiches any time, plus <B>pies</B> and sometimes cakes made on the premises. Separate smoking area in front. Non-smokers get the view. <br><img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=5 alt="-"><br> <i>On U.S. 2 a mile west of the Cut River bridge. Open daily year-round. From Mem. Day weekend thru Nov. open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. Otherwise open Mon-Thurs 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., Fri-Sun 7 a.m.-8 p.m. Wheelchair-accessible. Family friendly. No alcohol.</i> <p> <a name="e1353"><b>CUT RIVER INN</b></a><br> (906) 292-5400 <br><img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=5 alt="-"><br> At this pine-paneled bar-restaurant, the whitefish, charbroiled or deep-fried, is famous among downstate visitors, who have raved to the Free Press, and among area people who drive from St. Ignace and even Indian River. Whitefish (and also perch) is served in a basket with fries and slaw ($10), and with a salad bar for dinner in summer and on off-season weekends. Friday brings all-you-can-eat whitefish ($10). In "Whitefish Rockefeller," charbroiled fish cakes topped with bacon are served on a bed of spinach. Other dinner entrees include steak, pork chops, and jumbo shrimp. Always available: apple dumplings with ice cream and rum sauce, and hot fudge cake with ice cream.<br> Breakfast is served. Burritos, Reubens, grilled chicken, and wraps are among the sandwiches at lunch (mostly $6-$8). Good smoke-suckers, non-smoking section, but it is one big room with a bar. <br><img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=5 alt="-"><br> <i>1 mile west of the Cut River Bridge in Epoufette. Open 7 days. Mon-Fri 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., to 10 Fri & Sat. Closes from early Dec. thru Christmas. Full bar. Wheelchair-accessible. </i> <p> </font> </font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#CDCCAD" valign="top"> <font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica"> <img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=9 alt="-"><br> <center><font size="-1" color="#C82F2C"><b>EPOUFETTE<br>LODGINGS</b></font></center> <br> <font size="-2"> See also St. Ignace, U.S. 2 west of <a href="http://hunts-upguide.com/st__ignace_mackinac_bridge.html" target="_top">Mackinac Bridge</a>, Brevort, Naubinway, Blaney Park, Curtis.<br><img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=8 alt="-"><br> <a name="e547"><b>SKYLINE MOTEL</b></a><br> (906) 292-5556 <br><img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=5 alt="-"><br> Simple, fresh, clean rooms have picture windows in back looking out onto <B>Lake Michigan </B>from the high bluff along the highway here. New owners have added a <B>90' deck</B> to take advantage of the <B>wonderful view</B>. The setting is nice enough that a wedding has been held here. The pleasantly decorated rooms in peak summer and winter seasons are $45/one bed, $50/two beds, and they're $5 less at other times. Rooms have <B>phones</B> and <B>satellite TV</B>, plus fans. (Air-conditioning would seldom be needed, its' so breezy here.) No-smoking rooms available. The Bay View Inn next door serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The Cut River Inn across the highway serves food and alcohol. <br><img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=5 alt="-"><br> <i>1 mile west of the Cut River Bridge, between Epoufette (3 miles) and Brevort (5 miles). 25 miles west of <a href="http://hunts-upguide.com/st__ignace_mackinac_bridge.html" target="_top">Mackinac Bridge</a>. Open year-round. Handicap access: ca.l Family friendly:ages 17 and under no extra charge. $5/extra adult. Dogs permitted: $5 extra.</i> <p> <a name="e546"><b>WONDERLAND MOTEL</b></a><br> (906) 292-5574 <br><img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=5 alt="-"><br> This one-story, 10-room motel is on a hill across the highway from Lake Michigan, and the views from the picture windows or the benches outside are wonderful indeed. A scenic pullout and picnic area are right across the highway. The motel was closed for the season, so these notes are based on looking in the windows. Maple furniture and ruffled spreads are from an earlier era. The carpet is new. Rooms have phones TVs, air-conditioning. (Probably it's seldom needed.) Rates $34-$46 depending on season and size of room (some can sleep 4). <br><img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=5 alt="-"><br> <i>On U.S. 2 28 miles from Bridge, 2.5 miles from Cut River Bridge, . Open from mid-May to mid-Oct.. Family friendly. .No pets. Handicap access: call. </i> <p> <a name="e548"><b>HOG ISLAND COUNTRY STORE & COTTAGES</b></a><br> (906) 477-9995 <br><img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=5 alt="-"><br> This tidy, old-fashioned store and tourist cabin complex has true U.P. charm. Owners Tom and Sandy Jacobs have refurbished the place while retaining the vintage character that the previous owner had cherished from boyhood memories of U.P. vacations. The heated housekeeping cabins ($55/single, $60 double) are clean and cozy. (The one cabin that sleeps 6 is $70.) Folks who stay six nights get the seventh night free. The seven cottages sit well away from the road, separated by a big lawn with old fashioned <B>wood swings</B> and chairs. But truck noise is to be expected, so bring earplugs if you're a light sleeper. Each cabin has a <B>picnic table, fire ring,</B> and <B>grill</B>. A private Lake Michigan <B>beach</B> is a short walk away. The adjoining store sells smoked fish, milk, groceries, alcoholic beverages, bait - most of what anyone would need for a short stay. <br><img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=5 alt="-"><br> <i>On U.S. 2 at Hog Island, 9 miles east of Naubinway and about 6 miles west of Epoufette. 35 miles west of Bridge. Open end of May to end of Oct.I>.<I> Handicap access: call. Family friendly: no extra charge.</i> <p> </font> </font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#B6DBA4" valign="top"> <font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica"> <img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=9 alt="-"><br> <center><font size="-1" color="#C82F2C"><b>EPOUFETTE<br>CAMPGROUNDS</b></font></center> <br> <font size="-2"> See also: Brevort, Naubinway, Curtis, U.S. 2 west of <a href="http://hunts-upguide.com/st__ignace_mackinac_bridge.html" target="_top">Mackinac Bridge</a>, St. Ignace<br><img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=8 alt="-"><br> <a name="e549"><b>HOG ISLAND POINT CAMPGROUND/Lake Superior State Forest</b></a><br> (906) 477-6048 (field office). No reservations. www.michigandnr.com/parksandtrails/ no reservations <br><img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=5 alt="-"><br> This <B>sandy Lake Michigan</B> <B>beach </B>, just two blocks south of U.S. 2, has a separate picnic area with vault toilets, and this shady, spacious rustic campground. Of its 50 sites, many are on the water. Hog Island is used mostly for overnights, not extended stays, so turnover is high and you can usually find a spot. A <B>campground host </B>is sometimes here. Highway noise can be audible, but the sound of waves sometimes blocks it out. <br><img src="images/1x1.gif" width=15 height=5 alt="-"><br> <i>Halfway between Epoufette and Naubinway south off U.S. 2. Turn south just west of the Hog Island Country Store and go two blocks. Open from snowmelt thru Nov., then gated. $10/night. Wheelchair access: all sites, toilets. Dogs: on 6-foot leash.</i> <p> </font> </font> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=5 align="center">  <br> <center> <font size="+1" color="#454545" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica">Copyright © 2010 Midwestern Guides</font> </center> </td> </tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>