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Hunts' Guide to Michigan's UPPER PENINSULA
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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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GARDEN PENINSULA
POINTS
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Beach and trails at Fayette Historic State Park. A mile-long sand beach, beautiful and underused, with a 5-mile hiking trail to the campground and townsite. ...
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Fayette Townsite. The museum-like "ghost town" is the remains of a company town around a charcoal pig-iron smelter serving Union arms manufacturers during the Civil War. The town curves around pretty Snail Shell Harbor on Lake Michigan ...
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Garden Orchards. A general apple orchard especially known for its unusual Honey Gold apple, sweet and so sensitive workers have to wear gloves to handle it. ...
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Portage Bay Beach and Ninga Aki Pathway/Lake Superior State Forest. Low sand dunes, mature pines, spring wildflowers, and a secluded, sandy beach make these two short loops wonderful walks. Signs tell about 15 important plants in traditional Ojibwa life. ...
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Marygrove Retreat Center and bookstore. Since its beginnings the Catholic Church has had a robust tradition of spiritual retreats – stepping away from the busyness of life. This one is open to anyone interested in taking time away from the bustle of modern life ...
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Garden Orchards
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Many apple varieties are grown here, but the unusual Honey Gold is what regular customers love the best. It's a very tasty apple, high in sugar, but with a major marketing limitation. Its skin is so sensitive that it easily shows the marks of pickers' fingers, and it bruises on the grading belt. Gloved workers pick and handle the apples.
The market store sells the orchard's apples, plus apricots and cherries from below the bridge—when available. Preserves and dried cherries are usually on hand.
Orchards were common in the old days. But this large orchard was planted in 1978-79 by Grand Rapids-area fruit grower Ed Mawby and his son Larry, now a celebrated Leelanau vintner. Today, owned by John and Linda Thill, it stands out as U.P. orchard with a significant retail business.
In the 1950s former schoolhouse on M-183 between U.S. 2 and Garden village. Open 7 days, 10-5, in apple season, Sept thru mid-Nov. (906) 644-2140. May open earlier for cherries. Wheelchair-accessible.
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