The Upper Peninsula Traveler Visit and Enjoy the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Here are places to go and stay and things to see and do Upper Peninsula Weather Forecasts Travel and Vacation Information for the Upper Peninsula of Michigan Gifts from the Upper Peninsula and Vacation Rentals with Fireplaces Explore the dense forests of the Upper Peninsula and meet the many natives who live there. You may spot the elusive whitetail, moose and bear, or a beaver building his house. Travel down the almost untouched rivers and streams with not a cabin or person in sight. Explore the best fishing holes, test a new lure or work on the fine art of fly fishing. Enjoy the beautiful waterfalls and the many miles of Michigan and National Forests. This is an exciting place for camping, hiking or just driving down one of the many forest roads. Check out our real estate listings for that log cabin or acreage you've always dreamed about. Visit the land where copper was king - once the home of prehistoric miners. See a copper mine in the Keweenaw Peninsula, visit old ruins, walk through a ghost town. Enjoy the beauty of Lake Superior - the land of Hiawatha. Take a boat ride to sites of sunken ships or get outfitted and go scuba diving on the shipwrecks. Gather agates from the beaches or have fun at one of the local rock shops Explore the Lake Superior Lighthouses open for touring. Climb the lighthouse tower or visit the maritime museums within. Visit the Soo Locks, tour an old ore boat converted to a museum or follow the last voyage of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Enjoy all the recreation and historical sites in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Prowl through our antique shops for treasures of a time gone by. Visit Isle Royale in Lake Superior, the site of prehistoric copper mining, now a National Park. Enjoy the bounties of the north - maple syrup, jams, fudge, berries, fish from Lake Superior, and the famous Michigan pasty. Visit the Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point, Lake Superior's graveyard of ships. See and hear Tahquamenon Falls. While there, stay in Paradise, Michigan. You'll see why it has this name. Visit Michigan's Upper Peninsula once, and you will return. * The Upper Peninsula of Michigan named as one of the 2006 "Top-10 Summer Destinations in the World" by Sherman's Travel, a leading national publisher of travel sales and specials. Come, Explore the Beautiful Northwoods With Us. Click Here to Search Our Site Cities and Towns of the U.P. Snowmobiling in the Upper Peninsula Snowmobile Trails and Conditions ** Trails will stay open through April 6, 2008 because of the large amount of snow in the Upper Peninsula ** Dogsledding in the Upper Peninsula Tours and Guided Trips in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. 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Guided Fishing Trips: Uncle Ducky Charters, Kimar's Charters & Shelter Bay Charters Nicolet National Forest Cornish Pump, the largest steam-driven pumping engine in the United States Eastern Upper Peninsula Lodging & other Businesses Cruises on Lake Superior Map of the U.P. b/w Outdoor Toys for Motor Sports and Silent Sports Lodging on Lake Superior Pasty Oven Pasty Shop & Mail Order ATV Rentals Upper Peninsula Veterans Memorial Golf Courses Badwater SKI-TERS Water Ski Show, Vagabond Park, Menominee River, Spread Eagle, Wisconsin, 5 miles northwest of Iron Mountain, Michigan on US-2 2008 Shows: Wednesday and Sunday Night, June 11th through August 13th at 6:00pm (C.T.) Special Labor Day Show, Sunday, August 31st at 2:00 (C.T.) Always Fun! Always Free!     And beyond them stood the forest, Stood the groves of singing pine-trees, Green in Summer, white in Winter, Ever sighing, ever singing. Song of Hiawatha, W.W. 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