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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 and gazebo 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

MUNISING

Munising-area Waterfalls

The dramatic sandstone horseshoe formation framing Munising Falls is as much a spectacle as the falling waters itself.

Waterfalls are one of the area's big attractions. Six are almost in town. Look at the Munising side of the local Chamber of Commerce map for in-town waterfalls. Popular Munising Falls is at the west end of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. (For seven other falls within the national lakeshore, consult the map and our descriptions.)

Wayne Premo

Horseshoe Falls

Horseshoe Falls in southeast Munising is the centerpiece of a private attraction with a pleasant streamside garden, pond with fish to feed --- children enjoy that--- and nature trail. To find it, from M-28 at the south edge of Munising, turn east onto Prospect Street, then left onto Bell.

Alger Falls is right on M-28 east of town. Wagner Falls is more secluded and more powerful. From M-28 south of Munising, take M-94 west for about half a mile to the roadside area marked "Wagner Falls." It's about a thousand feet to the falls.

Wayne Premo

Alger Falls

Two of the most charming and least visited waterfalls are on the east edge of town, part of the Michigan Nature Association's Twin Waterfall Plant Preserve. Trails to them are quite steep, so be prepared to use your hands and seat to reach them. From M-28 by the Pictured Rocks Visitor Center, turn onto East Munising Ave./H-58. Take H-58 to Washington Street, a little over a mile, and park. Walk back across H-58 to the trail to Tannery Creek or Rudy Olson Memorial Falls. Take the trail on the south side of the river for the short, steep walk to the falls. To get to Memorial Falls, get back to H-58 and continue east a quarter mile. Turn south onto Nestor and go a block to signs, on the right. Paths lead to the top of the waterfall canyon, so be careful.

The memorable Laughing Whitefish Falls is a point of interest in Sundell. Rock River Falls is a point of interest outside Chatham, part of a canyon wilderness area. Scott Falls is by an M-DOT rest stop east of Au Train.

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