Woods and Water Eco-Tours
Tour Les Cheneaux, Drummond Island and the Eastern U.P.under human power by kayak and mountain bike, often meeting with expert biologists and birders. Jessie Hadley and her WOODS and WATER ECO-TOURS follows eco-tourism principles. Year-round tours have a leisurely pace, with plenty of stops so participants can take in the natural world around them without feeling they're on a marathon. Package tours, mostly three nights, mostly $600-$750/person) combine comfortable or even upscale accommodations and good food with quiet, undeveloped settings, birding, geology, lots of natural history, and cultural components. Regular tours: "Pots, Paddles, and Caves," "Drummond Island Explorations," "Great Lakes Island Life" with a stay at an old Les Cheneaux summer home, "St. Mary's River Mariners Journey," "Isle Royale Kayak Ecotour," and "Great Lakes and Wild Lands." Custom tours and group tours also available.
See woodswaterecotours.com for complete offerings, or call (906) 484-4157 for mailed info. Or you can stop in at 20 Pickford Avenue at M-134 in Hessel — the red house.
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POINTS OF INTEREST
Katydid's. Large, very cool gift shop, with everything from vera Bradley bags to nautical decor and wine ... more
Marquette Island Preserves. A charming 1,400-acre preserve abundant with birds, reachable by boat ... more
Search Bay and St. Martin's Point Hiking & Ski Trail. A sandy beach in a beautiful, out-of-the-way spot with a couple of rustic campsites. ... more
The Wooden Door. A big building with eclectic treasures: vintage furniture, handmade Native American and local crafts, handsome decoys ... more
Birge Nature Preserve. In a 275-acre preserve of wetlands and forest, a quarter-mile path leads to a lake with eagles, beavers, and osprey ... more
Woods and Water Eco-Tours. Year-round kayak and mountain bike tours of quietm undeveloped settings throughout the region ... more
The Wooden Door. Big old warehouse now a diverse shop with everything from fine duck decoys & antique furniture to Native American handmade crafts ... more
Our Lady of the Snows Church & Historical Indian Cemetery . Indians have long settled the Hessel area, as this old cemetery shows ... more
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