How to Get the Most Out of Time in Michigan
My wife and I are planning a trip to the Midwest from the Seattle area next June. The purpose is primarily to visit family in central Illinois and see sites going and coming. However, we also want to ...
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A couple tweaks I'd suggest to your plan: Mackinac Island is of course a must-see, and from that area, visit Sault Ste Marie ("the Soo") for a day, and spend at least a morning or afternoon at the shipwreck museum at Whitefish Point, and visit Tahquamenon Falls SP. (Day trip also, although Tahquamenon Falls has a nice SP CG you could consider for a night or two.) That said, you could spend perhaps 4 nights in the Mackinaw area to allow at least a day for Pictured Rocks (2 would be better).
5 nights might be a bit much for McLain, but it's a great SP nonetheless, and a good base to visit Copper Harbor from. (Do drive up there - it's worth it.) We weren't all that impressed with the CGs in the "Porkies", though the area is nice. Lots of nice SPs along the western side of the LP, agreed, and some nice ones on the east side as well. Our "do not miss" for the LP is the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village. Closest place to came there is in Ypsilanti, a former KOA, which is ok. No SPs that close to Detroit. :)
Agreed that Door County is touristy farmland, but it's pretty neat anyway. Peninsula would be the choice here, far & away, unless you're partial to private CGs. I don't know that I'd spend 5 days there, but if you do, just hang out in Peninsula for a day, ride the bike trail, play golf there (seriously!), and spend another day visiting Washington Island.
Other suggestions for Wisconsin, on the way there or back: Eagle River KOA in far n.e. Wisconsin (good jumpoff for the UP) - wooded & pretty. We love Wyalusing SP in s.w. Wisconsin - the view from Wisconsin Ridge is amazing. Around Wausau and north - Council Grounds SP is beautiful, and we've enjoyed Lake Wissota SP too. Some neat stuff in the Baraboo area, near the Dells - and a few good SPs there (Gov Dodge, Mirror Lake, and one of the most popular parks, Devils Lake); visit Taliesin (Frank Lloyd Wright's place), the Int'l Crane Foundation (birds) and the circus museum in Baraboo.
5 nights might be a bit much for McLain, but it's a great SP nonetheless, and a good base to visit Copper Harbor from. (Do drive up there - it's worth it.) We weren't all that impressed with the CGs in the "Porkies", though the area is nice. Lots of nice SPs along the western side of the LP, agreed, and some nice ones on the east side as well. Our "do not miss" for the LP is the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village. Closest place to came there is in Ypsilanti, a former KOA, which is ok. No SPs that close to Detroit. :)
Agreed that Door County is touristy farmland, but it's pretty neat anyway. Peninsula would be the choice here, far & away, unless you're partial to private CGs. I don't know that I'd spend 5 days there, but if you do, just hang out in Peninsula for a day, ride the bike trail, play golf there (seriously!), and spend another day visiting Washington Island.
Other suggestions for Wisconsin, on the way there or back: Eagle River KOA in far n.e. Wisconsin (good jumpoff for the UP) - wooded & pretty. We love Wyalusing SP in s.w. Wisconsin - the view from Wisconsin Ridge is amazing. Around Wausau and north - Council Grounds SP is beautiful, and we've enjoyed Lake Wissota SP too. Some neat stuff in the Baraboo area, near the Dells - and a few good SPs there (Gov Dodge, Mirror Lake, and one of the most popular parks, Devils Lake); visit Taliesin (Frank Lloyd Wright's place), the Int'l Crane Foundation (birds) and the circus museum in Baraboo.
