ready, set, go! - nrvoa peninsula drive.pdf · 2019. 3. 21. · palms book state park:...
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Menominee:Camping,snowmobiling,boating,fishing,golfandhuntingarejustsomeoftherecreationalactivitiesthatareavailable.
HiawathaNationalForest:TheHiawathaNationalForest'sdramaticshorelineslienestleduptoLakesSuperior,HuronandMichigan.
FayetteHistoricStatePark:BlendsnatureandhistorywithaHistoricTownsite,arepresentationofaonce-bustlingindustrialcommunity.
PalmsBookStatePark:Approximately388acresinsize,itisnotedforKitch-iti-kipi,the"BigSpring"oftheUpperPeninsula.
PicturedRocksNationalLakeshore:KnownforitsdramaticmulticoloredPicturedRockscliffs.
SeneyNationalWildlifeRefuge:Refugeandbreedinggroundformigratingbirdsandotherwildlife.
TahquamenonFallsStatePark:ThesecondlargestofMichigan'sstateparks.
WhitefishBayScenicByway:ANationalForestScenicBywaythatrunsalongWhitefishBayintheHiawathaNationalForest.
SaultSte.Marie:Thefallseasonbringsbrightreds,yellows,andorangestothescenery.
MackinacBridge:AsuspensionbridgespanningtheStraitsofMackinactoconnecttheUpperandLowerPeninsulas.
MackinacIsland:Auniquevacationspotboastingfinediningandhistoricsites.
MeanderalongtheshoresoflakesMichigan,Huron,andSuperiorforthreebreathtakingdrivesonTheInlandSeashore.Roadsideparksandpull-outsawaitforpicturesqueoverlooks,beach-sidebreaks,andpicniclunches.
DrivewestonUS-2fromSt.IgnacetoNaubinwayandfeastyoureyesupontheinletsandbaysofLakeMichigan.TheCutRiverBridgeprovidesascenicvista,aswellasapicnicareaandtrailstoexplore.PubliclandsalongUS-2aredottedwithbeachesperfectforwalking,sunbathing,andswimming.
DrivewestalongLakeshoreDriveinBrimleyandwatchthechangesunfold.Firstoff,thenameoftheroadchangestotheCurlyLewisMemorialHighway.AfterpassingthePointIroquoisLighthouseandPendill’sCreekFishHatchery,theroadparallelsWhitefishBay,whereclean(althoughcool)watersawaitswimmersandmilesofsandybeachareyoursfortheexploring.
TripLength:Roughly395miles,plussidetrips
BestTimeToGo:Spring,summer,fall
Ferry:ServicetoMackinacIslandfromSt.IgnaceandMackinawCitybeginsinspringandcontinuestoDecemberorJanuaryasweatherpermits.
MustSeeNearbyAttractions:
IfyouhappentobeneartheMackinacBridgeonLaborDay,jointhecrowdof40,000whohikethespanbetweenSt.IgnaceandMackinawCity.
CityofMarquette
GreatLakesShipwreckMuseum(WhitefishPoint)
MuseumofOjibwaCulture(St.Ignace)
Ready,set,go!
Sprawledoutlikearunningsquirrel—itshindquarterslinkedtoMinnesotaandWisconsin,itsheadreachingeastwardintoOntario,Canada—Michigan’sUpperPeninsulawastheforestedhuntinggroundofHiawathaandtheOjibwatribe.
RVTraveler's
Roadmapto UpperPeninsulaDrive
Highlights&FactsForTheIdealExperience
Traveler'sNotes
WhatToSeeAlongtheWay
Facts&MoreInformationToPlanYourTrip!
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PicturedRocksNationalLakeshore
MackinacBridge
MenomineeHiawathaNationalForestFayetteHistoricStateParkPalmsBookStateParkPicturedRocksNationalLakeshoreSeneyNationalWildlifeRefuge
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HiawathaNationalForest
TahquamenonFallsStateParkWhitefishBayScenicBywaySaultSte.MarieMackinacBridgeMackinacIsland