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Amphibians - Birge Nature Preserve
Amphibians - Valley Camp Museum
Art - Creekside Herbs & Art
Art - Dunn Hill Iron Works & Art Gallery
Art - Mackinac Artists
Art - Snively Pottery
Birds - AuTrain Campground Songbird Trail
Birds - MDOT Roadside Turnoff
Birds - Palm Warbler at Seney Refuge
Birds - Ruffed Grouse at Gerstacker Preserve
Birds - Stephenson's Bay
Birds - Trumpter Swans
Birds - Whitefish Point Bird Observatory
Birds - Yellow-Rumped Warbler at Seney
Campgrounds - Big Cedar Campground
Campgrounds - Buckhorn Resort and Campground
Campgrounds - Carp River Campground
Campgrounds - Cedarville RV Campground
Campgrounds - Clementz's Northcountry Campgrounds and Cabins
Campgrounds - Drummond Island Township Park
Campgrounds - Government Island, Hiawatha National Forest
Campgrounds - Grand Island National Recreation Area
Campgrounds - Hiawatha National Forest Bay View Campground
Campgrounds - Horseshoe Bay Wilderness Area
Campgrounds - Juniper Flats on Grand Island
Campgrounds - Lakeshore Park RV Campground
Campgrounds - Les Cheneaux Islands
Campgrounds - Log Cabin Resort and Campground
Campgrounds - Loons Point Campground
Campgrounds - Maple Forest Campground
Campgrounds - Minnow Lake Campground
Campgrounds - Mouth of the Two-Hearted River Rustic Campground
Campgrounds - Munising Tourist Park
Campgrounds - Murray Bay on Grand Island
Campgrounds - Muskallonge Lake State Park
Campgrounds - Newberry KOA
Campgrounds - Pete's Lake Day Use Area and Campground
Campgrounds - Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Campgrounds
Campgrounds - Rainbow Lodge - Mouth of Two-Hearted River
Campgrounds - State Forest Campground - Manistique Lake
Campgrounds - State Forest Campground - Milakokia Lake
Campgrounds - Tahquamenon Falls State Park
Campgrounds - Trout Bay on Grand Island
Campgrounds - Trout Lake Township Park
Campgrounds - Wandering Wheels Campground
Conservation - Great Waters
Culture - Alger County Historical Society's Museum
Culture - Bay Mills Indian Community
Culture - Chippewa County Historical Society
Culture - Creekside Herbs & Art
Culture - Curtis Community Arts Council
Culture - DeTour Passage Historical Museum
Culture - Drummond Island Historical Museum
Culture - Fort De Buade Museum
Culture - Gitche Gumee Museum
Culture - Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum
Culture - Historical Society Museum of Munising
Culture - Les Cheneaux Historical Association
Culture - Les Cheneaux Historical Museum
Culture - Les Cheneaux Maritime Museum
Culture - Lighthouse Keepers House and Museum
Culture - Luce County Historical Museum
Culture - Munising Falls Interpretive Center
Culture - Museum of Ojibwa Culture
Culture - River of History Museum
Culture - Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians
Culture - Tahquamenon Logging Museum
Culture - Tower of History
Culture - Valley Camp Musuem
Culture - Wheels of History Museum
Dining - Ang-gios
Dining - B.C. Pizza of St. Ignace
Dining - Beaudoin's Cafe
Dining - Bumpa's
Dining - DogPatch
Dining - Falling Rock Cafe and Bookstore
Dining - Fudge on Mackinac
Dining - Hessel Bay Inn Restaurant & Gift Shop
Dining - Hillside House
Dining - Mackinac Grille Restaurant
Dining - Navigator Restaurant & Suites
Dining - Pammi's Restaurant
Dining - Raber Bay Bar & Restaurant
Dining - Red'z Wolf Inn & Lodge
Dining - The Helmer House Inn
Dining - The Islander Bar
Dining - Ziggy's Ice Cream Parlor
Education - Cedarville Welcome Center
Education - Seney National Wildlife Refuge
Education - Shipwreck Tours
Education - Soo Locks
Education - Whitefish Point Bird Observatory
Education - Whitefish Point Bird Observatory & Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum
Entertainment - Fun Time Charters
Entertainment - Glass Bottom Boat Shipwreck Tours
Entertainment - Lake Superior Shipwreck Dive Tours
Entertainment - Oswald's Bear Ranch
Entertainment - Skylane Air Tours
Entertainment - Tahquamenon Falls Tours and Toonerville Trolley
Entertainment - Whitefish Point Bird Observatory
Entertainment - Wings of Mackinac Butterfly Conservancy
Facilities - Munising Visitor Infomation Center of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Facilities - Sand Point of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Fish - Fish Resting Pools
Fish - Valley Camp Museum
Forests - Grand Island Forests
Forests - Hiawatha National Forest
History - Drummond Island Historical Museum
History - Fort de Buade Museum
History - History of Grand Marais
History - History of Mackinac Island
History - History of Munising
History - History of St. Ignace
History - Mackinac State Historic Parks
History - Munising Falls Interpretive Center
History - Shipwreck Tours
Insects - Wings of Mackinac Butterfly Conservatory
Lakes - AuTrain Lake
Lakes - Brevoort Lake
Lakes - Grand Sable Lake
Lakes - Great Lakes Region
Lakes - Lake Huron
Lakes - Lake Michigan
Lakes - Lake Superior
Lakes - Little Beaver Lake
Lakes - Milakokia Lake
Lakes - Muskallonge Lake
Landforms - Alger Falls
Landforms - Carp River Point
Landforms - Chapel Falls
Landforms - Government Island
Landforms - Grand Island
Landforms - Grand Sable Dunes
Landforms - Grand Sable Falls
Landforms - Log Slide of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Landforms - Maxton Plains Natural Area
Landforms - Miner's Falls
Landforms - Miners Castle of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Landforms - Mosquito Falls
Landforms - Munising Falls
Landforms - Munising Falls of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Landforms - Potagannissig Bay
Landforms - Sable Falls
Landforms - Spray Falls
Landforms - Tahquamenon Falls - Lower Falls
Landforms - Tahquamenon Falls - Upper Falls
Landforms - Wagner Falls
Lighthouses - Au Sable Point Lighthouse
Lighthouses - Crisp Point Lighthouse
Lighthouses - DeTour Reef Light
Lighthouses - Grand Island East Channel Lighthouse
Lighthouses - Grand Island Range Rear Light
Lighthouses - Point Iroquois Lighthouse
Lighthouses - Seul Choix Point Lighthouse
Lighthouses - Whitefish Point Lighthouse
Lodging - A We Bit O' Heaven -- Cedarville
Lodging - Alger Falls Motel -- Munising
Lodging - Barefoot's Resort -- Cedarville
Lodging - Bay Watch Resort -- Christmas
Lodging - Bayview Cottages -- Cedarville
Lodging - Best Value Inn -- St. Ignace
Lodging - Best Western -- Munising
Lodging - Best Western -- Sault Ste. Marie
Lodging - Best Western -- Sault Ste. Marie
Lodging - Birch Tree Resort -- Drummond Island
Lodging - Budget Host Crestview Inn -- Sault Ste Marie
Lodging - Budget Host Inn & Suites -- St. Ignace
Lodging - Cedarville Inn -- Cedarville
Lodging - Chamberlin's Ole Forest Inn -- Curtis
Lodging - Colonial House Inn of St. Ignace
Lodging - Comfort Inn -- Newberry
Lodging - Comfort Inn -- Sault Ste. Marie
Lodging - Days Inn Lakefront -- St. Ignace
Lodging - Econo Lodge Inn & Suites
Lodging - Freighters View on the Bay -- Paradise
Lodging - Halfway Lake Resort -- Newberry
Lodging - Hessel Bay Sunset Cabins
Lodging - Hills Point Resort -- Cedarville
Lodging - Holiday Inn Express -- Sault Ste. Marie
Lodging - Hulbert Lake Lodge -- Hulbert
Lodging - Island View Resort -- Cedarville
Lodging - Islands Inn -- Cedarville
Lodging - Kewadin Casino Hotel -- Sault Ste. Marie
Lodging - Kewadin Casino Lakefront Inn -- St. Ignace
Lodging - LaFrance Terrace Motel -- Sault Ste. Marie
Lodging - LaValley's Resort and Antiques
Lodging - Les Cheneaux Inn Bed & Breakfast -- Cedarville
Lodging - Les Cheneaux Landing Resort -- Cedarville
Lodging - Les Cheneaux Motel -- Cedarville
Lodging - Lindberg Cottages -- Hessel
Lodging - Mackinac Properties -- Real Estate and Vacation Rentals
Lodging - Munising Motel--Munising
Lodging - Nancy's Log Cabin Rentals -- Wetmore
Lodging - Newberry KOA Kampground -- Newberry
Lodging - North Shore Lodge -- Grand Marais
Lodging - Patrick's Landing -- Cedarville
Lodging - Plaza Motor Motel -- Sault Ste. Marie
Lodging - Quality Inn St. Ignace -- St. Ignace
Lodging - River Bend Resort -- DeTour Village
Lodging - Rivers Edge Bed & Breakfast -- Germfask
Lodging - Riverview Resort & Marina -- Barbeau
Lodging - Spruce & Kaarle Cottages -- Curtis
Lodging - Sunset Motel on the Bay -- Munising
Lodging - Terrace Motel -- Munising
Lodging - Travelodge -- Sault Ste. Marie
Lodging - Waterlawn Cottages -- Cedarville
Lodging - Wayside Motel -- St. Ignace
Lodging - Yule Log Resort -- Christmas
Mammals - Bears on Grand Island
Mammals - Deer at Crisp Point
Mammals - Moose
Mammals - Oswald's Bear Ranch
Mammals - Squirrel at Crisp Point
Museums - Alger County Historical Society's Museum
Museums - DeTour Passage Historical Museum
Museums - Drummond Island Historical Museum
Museums - Fort De Buade Museum
Museums - Gitche Gumee Museum
Museums - Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum
Museums - Historical Society Museum of Munising
Museums - Les Cheneaux Historical Museum
Museums - Lighthouse Keepers House and Museum
Museums - Luce County Historical Museum
Museums - Munising Falls Interpretive Center
Museums - Museum of Ojibwa Culture
Museums - River of History Museum
Museums - Tahquamenon Logging Museum
Museums - Tower of History
Museums - Valley Camp Museum
Museums - Wheels of History Museum
Outfitters - Fun Time Charters
Outfitters - Munising Bay Outfitters
Outfitters - Nature's Kennel Sled Dog Racing and Adventures
Outfitters - Northern Waters Adventures
Outfitters - Northland Outfitters
Outfitters - Wilderness Trail Outfitters
Outfitters - Woods & Water Ecotours
Parks - Little Brevort Lake
Parks - Luce County Park
Parks - Muskallonge Lake State Park
Parks - Tahquamenon Falls State Park
Parks - Trout Lake Township Park
Retail - Camp 33 Gift Shop at Tahquamenon Falls
Retail - Elk Street Lodge
Retail - Grand Island Gift Shop
Retail - Munising Mercantile, Inc.
Retail - Pickle Point
Retail - The Village Idiom
Retail - UP Trading Company
Retail - Woods & Water Ecotours
Rivers - AuTrain River
Rivers - Carp River
Rivers - Cut River
Scenery - Alger Falls
Scenery - Big Knob Campground
Scenery - Birge Preserve
Scenery - Brevoort Lake Picnic Area
Scenery - Bush Bay Scenic Overlook
Scenery - Carp River
Scenery - Carp River Point
Scenery - Cedarville Waterfront
Scenery - Chapel Falls
Scenery - DeTour State Forest Park Campground
Scenery - Grand Island
Scenery - Grand Marais
Scenery - Hessel Waterfont Park
Scenery - Hog Island
Scenery - Lake Huron's Rocky Beach
Scenery - Lake Michigan Dunes
Scenery - Lake Michigan Shore
Scenery - Log Slide of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Scenery - Lower Tahquamenon Falls
Scenery - Miner's Beach
Scenery - Miners Falls
Scenery - Munising Falls
Scenery - Prentiss Bay Scenic Overlook
Scenery - Sable Falls
Scenery - Search Bay Campground
Scenery - Seney National Wildlife Refuge 1
Scenery - Seney National Wildlife Refuge 2
Scenery - Spray Falls
Scenery - St. Martin's Point: St. Martin's Bay
Scenery - Stephenson's Bay Scenic Overlook
Scenery - Two-Hearted River
Scenery - Upper Tahquamenon Falls
Scenery - Wagner Falls
Scenery - Wild Flowers
Services - Alger County Chamber of Commerce
Services - ALTRAN Bus Services
Services - Buck Sporting Lodge and Triple Creek Kennels
Services - Chippewa County (Sault Ste. Marie Area) Chamber of Commerce
Services - DeTour Area Chamber of Commerce
Services - Drummond Island Tourism Association
Services - Fun Time Charters
Services - Grand Island Ferry Service
Services - Grand Island Tours
Services - Grand Marais Chamber of Commerce
Services - Grand Sable Visitor Center
Services - Lake Superior Shipwreck Tours
Services - Les Cheneaux Islands Area Tourism Association
Services - Luce County (Newberry Area) Tourism Association
Services - Mackinac Bike Rentals
Services - Mackinac County (Curtis Area) Chamber of Commerce
Services - Mackinac Island Carriage Tours
Services - Mackinac Island Tourism Bureau
Services - Mackinac Island Vistors Bureau
Services - Manistique Area Tourism Council
Services - Miner's Castle Information Station
Services - Munising Bay Outfitters
Services - Munising Chamber of Commerce
Services - Munising Visitors Bureau
Services - Nature's Kennels
Services - Paradise Area Tourism Council
Services - Riverside Canoe Rentals
Services - Schoolcraft County Chamber of Commerce
Services - Seaberg Pontoon Rental
Services - Seney National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
Services - Shipwreck Dive Tours Scuba Rental
Services - St. Ignace Chamber of Commerce
Services - St. Ignace Visitors Bureau
Services - Star Line Hydro-Jet Ferry
Services - Upper Peninsula Travel and Recreation Association
Services - Woods & Water Ecotours
Trails - Algonquin Cross-Country Ski Trails
Trails - Big Knob Campground
Trails - Cut River Bridge
Trails - DeTour State Forest Campground
Trails - Drummond Island Township Park
Trails - Giant Pines Loop Cross-Country Ski Trail
Trails - Grand Island National Recreation Area
Trails - Grand Marais Cross-Country Ski Trails
Trails - Horseshoe Bay Wilderness Area
Trails - Mackinac Island State Park
Trails - Munising Cross-Country Ski Trail
Trails - North Country Trail
Trails - Pictured Rocks Lakeshore Day Hikes
Trails - Sand Dunes Cross-Country Ski Trail
Trails - Sand Dunes of the Hiawatha National Forest
Trails - Seney National Wildlife Refuge
Trails - Tahquamenon Falls State Park
Trails - The Pine Ridge Nature Trail
Trails - Valley Spur Cross-Country Ski Trails
Trees - Bush Bay Scenic Overlook
Waypoints - 1 -- Grand Island National Recreation Area
Waypoints - 11 -- Whitefish Point - Bird Observatory and Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum
Waypoints - 12 -- Tahquamenon Falls State Park -- Rivermouth Unit
Waypoints - 13 -- Point Iroquois Lighthouse
Waypoints - 15 -- Mackinac Island State Park
Waypoints - 16 -- Horseshoe Bay Wilderness Area
Waypoints - 17 -- Search Bay Campground
Waypoints - 18 -- Birge Preserve
Waypoints - 19 -- Mackinac Bay Nature Preserve - Scenic Overlook
Waypoints - 2 and 3 -- Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore - Miner's Castle and Munising Falls
Waypoints - 20 -- Les Cheneaux Islands, Historical Museum and Maritime Museum
Waypoints - 21 -- Cedarville Waterfront Park
Waypoints - 22 -- Bush Bay Scenic Overlook
Waypoints - 23 -- Carl A. Gerstacker Nature Preserve
Waypoints - 24 -- DeTour Roadside Park
Waypoints - 25 -- DeTour State Forest Campground
Waypoints - 26 -- Drummond Island Township Park
Waypoints - 27 -- Drummond Island / Maxton Plains Natural Area
Waypoints - 28 -- Sand Dunes of Hiawatha National Forest
Waypoints - 29 -- Brevort Lake Picnic Area
Waypoints - 30 -- Cut River Bridge
Waypoints - 31 -- Hog Island Campground
Waypoints - 32 -- Big Knob Campground
Waypoints - 33 -- Seney National Wildlife Refuge
Waypoints - 4 -- Au Sable Light Station
Waypoints - 5 and 6 -- Sable Falls & Grand Sable Dunes
Waypoints - 7 -- Mouth of the Two-Hearted River
Waypoints - 8 -- Crisp Point Lighthouse
Waypoints - 9 and 10 -- Tahquamenon Falls State Park - Upper and Lower

Travel Assets

An Introduction to Watersheds
Conserving our Great Waters
For more information...
Sustaining our Natural Resources
Threats to Healthy Watersheds
Watersheds Within the U.P.

Great Waters Events

"The Diviners" by Jim Leonard, Jr presented by The Lake State Theatre Company
"UP Home Companion" Portage Players Theater Production
14th Annual Curtis Winter Carnival
2008 Pictured Rocks Trout & Salmon Classic
2nd Annual Geocaching Spring Fling
33rd Annual Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial Service
Adam Carpenter & Jeff Krebbs Concert
Barbeau Fishing Derby
Big Foot Recovery Project 2008
Brett Mitchell & the giant GHOST
Concert The Lacombe String Duet
Curtis Flea Market / Sidewalk Sales
Curtis Independence Day Celebration
Governor's Summer Residence Tour on Mackinac Island
Governor's Summer Residence Tour on Mackinac Island
Governor's Summer Residence Tour on Mackinac Island
Governor's Summer Residence Tour on Mackinac Island
Grand Marais Garden Tour
H.O.M.E. and Garden Show
Hiawatha Padding Festival
Hike Between da Falls
Lumberjack Breakfast
Lumberjack Breakfast
LUMBERJACK BREAKFAST
Lumberjack Breakfast
Mackinac Island Lilac Festival
Michelle Chenard Concert Mackinac Island
MICHIGAN FIDDLERS JAMBOREE and old fashioned square dance
Munising Bay Arts Festival Arts and Crafts show
Murder Mystery at Bayside Dining
Oktoberfest 2008
Pictured Rocks Run for Shelter 2008
Pointillism Portraits Display
Scott Horn Concert
Spring and Home Show Sault Area Chamber of Commerce
St. Mary's River Festival
Star Line Ferry Sunset Cruise
Star Line Ferry Sunset Cruise
Tiger Bear Jon, Banjo Picker Concert
Tom Kastle Concert
Tri-Lakes Triathlon
WHITEFISH POINT BIRD OBSERVATORY'S SPRING FLING
Woodchopper's Ball sponsored by the Tahquamenon Logging Museum
Zoo-De-Mackinac Bike Ride

Frequently Asked Questions

Are there good places to swim?
How far are these sites from the Mackinac Bridge?
How much of the Eastern Upper Peninsula or Great Waters Area is public property?
I've heard the term 'Yooper.' What does it mean?
If I want to visit Canada, what do I need?
What is the weather like in Spring, Fall, Summer & Winter?
What time zone are you in?
When are the bugs out?
When can I expect to see freighters on the St. Mary's River or in the Soo Locks?
When do most museums and attractions open?
When do the fall colors change?
When does the weather typically warm up in the spring?
Will I enjoy all the same amenities in the Upper Peninsula as I enjoy at home?
Will I see wildlife while I am in the area?

Travel Assets

Boatloads of Fun -- Based in Sault Ste. Marie
Islands Big and Small -- Based in Mackinac Island
Islands Big and Small -- Based in St. Ignace
Rugged Shores and Falling Waters -- Based in Munising
Waterfalls and Wildlife -- Based in Newberry
Windswept Dunes and Hidden Lakes -- Based in Curtis

Great Waters News

Bird Watching Sites Along Lake Huron Shoreline
Birds in Flight -- part I
Birds in Flight -- part II
Changing Beauty
Don't move... Bird Viewing in Progress!
Great Waters: A nature lover's dream date
Local Lodging Facilities Launch "Doing Our Part" Campaign
Mackinac Island named #10 on Midwest Living's Top 100 Small Town Getaways
Michigan's Fall Colors Featured on NBC's Today Show
National Geographic Names Mackinac Island in Top Ten Islands in the World for Sustainability
Notable Day Hikes
Pictured Rocks Listed as One of Twelve "Unforgettable Weekends"
Service Outing on Grand Island: September 13!
Somewhere Over the Rainbow?
Songbird Studies
Spring Bird Migration in The Great Waters
The Great Waters Experience
The Great Waters Nature's Adventure where Huron, Michigan & Superior Meet
The Seven Wonders of the Upper Peninsula
Upcoming Featured Ecotours
Upper Peninsula makes Shermans Travel Top 10 List of Best Places to Visit this Summer

Travel Packages

All Women's Harvest Kayak Campout
Bird Conservation - A Touch of Tropics in the Northwoods
Boating & Bird Watching
Cliff Overlook Hike
Drummond Island Explorations
Drummond Island Sea Kayak Daytrips
Great Lakes Island Life
Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum Package
Greatest Show Starring Mother Nature
Les Cheneaux Sea Kayak Daytrips
Lighthouses and Shipwrecks
Little City, Big Lights
Mackinac Island
Nature Lovers Get-A-Way
Overnight Winter Adventures
Pots, Paddles and Caves
Rendezvous with North UP
Sled Dog Mini Drives
Sled Dog Rides
Snowshoe, Dogsleds and Skis
St Mary's River Mariners Journey
Superior Sites and Inland Wonders
The 3 Natural R's-Rhythm, Relaxation, and Reconnection

 Great Lakes Island Life
 Rendezvous with North UP
 Boating & Bird Watching
 Nature Lovers Get-A-Way
 Lighthouses and Shipwrecks
 Mackinac Island
 Cliff Overlook Hike

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