30 Reasons to visit Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

10/14/18

I recently spent a week in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (U.P.) and fell in love all over again.

It had been a few years since I had visited this region of the state and I loved going back. The U.P. has an abundance of nature. Drive along Hwy 2 and you’ll follow the Lake Michigan shoreline for a lot of miles.

There are a number of places to pull off the side of the road so you can dip your toes in the lake.

Go to the northern part of the U.P. and drive along Lake Superior to hunt for agates and other pretty rocks.

Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is a unique character all on its own.

Locals are called Yoopers and pasties and whitefish are the traditional foods.

Of all the places I have visited around the U.S. I’ve never found any place that compares to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

There are so many reasons to visit the Upper Peninsula, but here are my favorite 30 reasons to pack your bags, gas up the car and hit the road.

The Ultimate List Of Things To Do In Michigan

30 Reasons to visit Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

1. Pasties–a handheld culinary delight.

2. Pictured Rocks

3. Haunted lighthouses<<—-LOVE!!

4. Dog Sledding

5. Northern LIghts

6. Cudighi

7. Presque Isle

9. Agate hunting

10. Spot a Moose

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12. Mackinac Island

13. Castle Rock

14. Whitefish

15. Tallest ski jump

16. Pond hockey

17. Surfing

18. Swim in 3 of the 5 Great Lakes

19. Waterfalls

20. Gorgeous sunrises and sunsets.

21. Kitch-iti-kipi–Palms Brooks State Park

22. Seney National Wildlife Refuge

23. Fudge

24. Lakenenland Sculpture Park

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25. Stargaze

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26. Hike the Porkies/Lake in the Clouds

27. Portage Lake Lift Bridge

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29. Fall color

30. Ice climbing

What is your favorite reason to visit the Upper Peninsula?

Have I convinced you to visit?

To learn more about Michigan’s Upper Peninsula click over to www.UPTravel.com

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Sommer @greenmom says

October 15, 2014 at 9:38 pm

We love the U.P. and pasties, beef jerky and wild life. The views are amazing. Great list!

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