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lonewolf80
May 12, 2020Explorer II
I second the review of the shipwreck museum in the U.P. Somewhat small but packed with a lot of really interesting exhibits about great lakes shipping. It sits on the shore of Lake Michigan at a Northern Point with a sandy beach. If the weather permits it is a great spot for a picnic, although we were there in late July and there was a cold 20 mph wind blowing off the lake.
The museum isn't really far from the Mackinac Bridge, maybe an hour at best. There is a large Michigan State Park with many campsites 20 minutes away from the museum which in itself is a must-see of the river and waterfalls. Beautiful! We stayed there 3 nights, peaceful and only two gas stations in the area and one very small grocery store.
Sandy Shores Campground has gotten good reviews on CampgroundReviews.Com website. Also nearby is Traverse City State Park with almost 400 treed sandy sites two and a half miles outside of TC city center. Awesome....
The museum isn't really far from the Mackinac Bridge, maybe an hour at best. There is a large Michigan State Park with many campsites 20 minutes away from the museum which in itself is a must-see of the river and waterfalls. Beautiful! We stayed there 3 nights, peaceful and only two gas stations in the area and one very small grocery store.
Sandy Shores Campground has gotten good reviews on CampgroundReviews.Com website. Also nearby is Traverse City State Park with almost 400 treed sandy sites two and a half miles outside of TC city center. Awesome....
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