Tahquamenon Falls State Park in the Upper Peninsula is one of the most beautiful state parks in Michigan. Unlike most of the other state parks, Tahquamenon Falls is not located on the shore of a Great Lake. This makes it more like the state parks we have in Ohio. We visited the park on our …
From November 2022
Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum
Everyone says that the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum is the best museum on shipwrecks in Michigan. That made it a priority on this trip. While we were staying in Sault Ste Marie, we all piled in the Shaw’s truck for an all-day outing to the museum. The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum is located in the …
Antlers Family Dining in Sault Ste Marie
Antlers Family Dining is a one-of-a-kind restaurant in Sault Ste Marie. Before we travel to an area, I like to do my research. One of the things I check out is special restaurants listed on TripAdvisor. When I researched Sault Ste Marie, one restaurant that kept coming up was Antlers Family Dining. It also had …
Sault Ste Marie, Michigan
Sault Ste Marie is the second largest city in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Marquette is the largest. The population of Sault Ste Marie is 13,000 so it is not a big city, but it has all the things you would expect to find in a much larger metro area. There are plenty of chain …
Famous Soo Locks Tour in Sault Ste. Marie
While we were in Sault Ste. Marie, we took the Famous Soo Locks Tour. It was the best thing I never knew I wanted to do! I was fascinated by the whole thing and never even realized how interesting riding through the locks could be. It is now on my “must-do” list if you are …
Soo Locks Campground in Sault Ste. Marie
When our time at St. Ignace was up, we headed further north to Soo Locks Campground in Sault Ste. Marie. This was the shortest distance we traveled between campgrounds, so we took our time leaving the campground before heading north. Sault Ste. Marie was the largest town we would be visiting, so we all stopped …
Museum of Ojibwa Culture in St. Ignace
While we were in St. Ignace, we spent some time at the Museum of Ojibwa Culture. The Museum is on the north side of downtown so it is spread out on some land. The statue of Pere Marquette in the front drew us in, but the Museum was an interesting stop. Outside, in the front …