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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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MUNISING
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Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Sandstone bluffs up to 300 feet high have been shaped by wind, waves, and ice into dramatic columns and caves, and stained red, blue and green by seeping minerals to form colored "pictures" ... more

Hiawatha National Forest/ Pictured Rocks Visitor Center. This is a recommended first stop for every new visitor---for maps, handouts, scheduled talks and walks on nature and history, and customized, impartial advice from a knowledgeable staff of adults who live here and know the area well. Also a nature bookstore ... more

Pictured Rocks Cruises. This cruise is the way to see the Pictured Rocks, preferably in the late-afternoon light, unless you have your own boat or take a kayak tour, ... more

Glass Bottom Boat Shipwreck Tour. This tour combines perspective about shipwrecks with the chance to peer down through a large boat's viewing wells at three shipwrecks south of Grand Island. ... more

Lake Superior. Of all the U.P.'s features, none rival the largest freshwater lake in the world. ... more

Central Munising. A wonderful picnic spot, with grills, bandshell, and farmers' market on Munising Bay; a popular coffeehouse-bookstore, some specialty stores; and a kids' castle playground ... more

Alger County Heritage Center. Here you'll see an authentically furnished 1830s fur trader's cabin from Grand Island, and vintage Munising Woodenware products (clothespins, hand-painted bowls, and lots more), once marketed nationally ... more

Northern Waters Sea Kayaking. An adventurous way to see the cliffs, caves, and shipwrecks by Grand Island and the fabled Pictured Rocks ... more

Grand Island Scenic Overlook. A breathtaking vista out beyond Munising Bay of Grand Island ... more

Munising-area Waterfalls. Avoid crowds and visit four delightful, secluded falls in and near Munising: Horseshoe Falls, a quaint private attraction; the Twin Waterfall Plant Preserve; and Wagner Falls off M-94 ... more

Valley Spur Cross-Country Ski and Mountain Bike Trails. Artfully laid out, meticulously groomed, this 38-mile trail system is a favorite destination of dedicated cross-country skiers from far and wide ... more

McQuisten Recreation Area. The views from boardwalks on this beautiful pond are hidden gems for birders and naturalists, within walking distance of the Super 8 and Comfort Inn motels. There's an elaborate playground, too ... more

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McQuisten Recreation Area

Just two blocks away from busy M-28 up the hill in Wetmore, out of sight of motorists, is a beautiful park with a half mile of boardwalks over parts of Cox's Pond. It's a fine place to see migrating birds in season, and ducks and geese from spring through fall. There's an elaborate new playground in a field. Paved paths attract area children on bikes.

A historical marker tells the story of the village of Wetmore in relation to this spot.

Actually, that cluster of motels on M-28 three miles east of Munising is still locally referred to as being in Wetmore, a separate place. Wetmore gets even more snow than Munising, as moist air off the lake hits the high ground here. The village was from here to the train tracks. William Wetmore came here in the 1870s to cut hardwood for charcoal, which was made in his charcoal kilns. He also ran a general store. When the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railroad arrived in 1889, the village expanded because of its depot. When it got a post office in 1895 it was called Wetmore. (This information is from Walter Romig's Michigan Place Names, the resource—not always accurate, but well worthwhile—for information on the founding and naming of over 5,000 communities, and a bible for fans of ghost towns.)

Most of the village of Wetmore, or what remains of it, is to be found by going south a block on Forest Highway 13 by the Super 8. The park entrance is off Forest Highway 13. Wheelchair accessible: boardwalk; with assistance, playground.

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