Date:         Tue, 13 Jul 2004 16:41:17 -0500
Reply-To:     Larry Alofs <lalofs@RCN.COM>
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From:         Larry Alofs <lalofs@RCN.COM>
Subject:      Re: Looking for info on the Michigan Upper Peninsula
Comments: To: Doug Alcock <doug.alcock@HEWITT.COM>
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I assume you're going to the Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point; brace
yourself for a lot of Gordon Lightfoot.  Tahquamenon Falls is near by.
   We have tried to take the boat cruise to the Pictured Rocks two or
three times, but the lake has always been too rough.
   If you're going up toward Copper Harbor, inquire about the tour of an
old copper mine near Houghton-Hancock.
   The serious tourist trap is near the bridge; Mackinac Island and Fort
Mackinac are reached by high speed ferry from Mackinaw City.  It's a
whole day excursion.
  I found Colonial Michilimackinac and its fort interesting.  It's near
Mackinaw City in the shadow of the bridge at the very tip of the L.P.

Have fun.  Learn ta talk like a Yuper, hey?
Larry A.


Doug Alcock wrote:
> Hi gang,
>
>         We're heading out Saturday for a 9-day trip to Michigan's Upper
> Peninsula. We'll hit Traverse city on Saturday afternoon and check out
> Sleeping Bear Dunes. After that we'll head north along the coast to
> Whitefish Bay on Lake Superior and then look around the UP. I'd appreciate
> any suggestion of places to go, things to do/see, good camping spots and,
> of course, recommended repair shops.
>
> Thanks,
> Doug
>