Ready, set, go! - NRVOA Peninsula Drive.pdf · 2019. 3. 21. · Palms Book State Park:...

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Page 1: Ready, set, go! - NRVOA Peninsula Drive.pdf · 2019. 3. 21. · Palms Book State Park: Approximately 388 acres in size, it is noted for Kitch-iti-kipi, the "Big Spring" of the Upper
Page 2: Ready, set, go! - NRVOA Peninsula Drive.pdf · 2019. 3. 21. · Palms Book State Park: Approximately 388 acres in size, it is noted for Kitch-iti-kipi, the "Big Spring" of the Upper

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