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Hunts' Guide to Michigan's UPPER PENINSULA
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LAC LA BELLE
POINTS
OF INTEREST

Bete Grise Bay and Beach. A sandy beach on Lake Superior with a 10-mile view up the Keweenaw shoreline ... more

Mouth & Falls of Montreal River. A delightful 2-mile walk along the Superior shoreline to the 2 waterfalls at & near the Montreal River. ... more

Mount Bohemia Ski Area. Abundant snow and steep slopes has made this a magnet to extreme skiers from far & wide ... more

Bare Bluff. One of Michigan's premier vistas awaits the hiker prepared to make the ascent ... more

Mendota Light and Canal. A view from a sandy grove of pines of an historic canal and across it of the old Mendota Lighthouse ... more

Mount Houghton. Looming above all else along Lake Superior, Mt. Houghton has a majestic presence where viewed from the Bete Grise Bay beach ... more

Scenic South Shore drive. This quiet, gently scenic shoreline road along flat terrain makes it nice for casual bicyclists ... more

 

 
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LAC LA BELLE
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Scenic South Shore drive

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Tobacco River Park
This park at the mouth of the Tobacco River just north of Gay with its delightful grove of birch trees is one of several along this shoreline drive.

Often when it's cloudy or stormy on the rugged, north-facing side of the Kewee-naw Peninsula's tip, the south shore, protected by the high central ridge, is sunny and relatively calm. Less spectacularly picturesque, the south shore has a gentle beauty, and it's much quieter than along M-26 on the north shore. Along the shore it's almost completely flat. There's very little traffic, which makes for
Haven Falls
Haven Falls graces a pleasant little roadside park on the northern side of Lac la Belle as you head toward Gay.
wonderful, easy bicycling. The scenic shoreline drive from Lac La Belle to Gay passes many marshes, and shore birds are frequently seen. Wild blueberries can be picked from bushes near the road during most of August. A roadside park is at Betsy Bay, nine or ten miles south of Lac La Belle and about seven miles northeast of Gay. (—2007)
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The south shore drive can be reached from U.S. 41 by turning south at either Fulton (near Mohawk) on the west end by Gay, or at Delaware and Lac La Belle on the east end.



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