Michigan UP help
I'm struggling this year. With Covid closing everything down and having to have shoulder surgery a month ago that was delayed two months because they shut down elective surgeries, I can't get mentally...
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rexlion wrote:
No reason why you have to stay at one state park the whole time, unless that's what you prefer. If you are at Lake Gogebic, from there you can take some day trips to the Porcupine Mountains (east and west units are both nice, and not alike) and the Keweenaw Peninsula.
If you're over at Muskallonge or Tahquamenon, you can drive to Munising and take a boat tour of Pictured Rocks, or go east to visit the Soo locks, or check out the shipwreck museum at Whitefish Point.
From Indian Lake it's easy to go see the Big Spring (Palms Book SP, no camping), the historic old buildings at Fayette SP, the wildlife refuge north of Engadine, and the 5 mile long Mackinaw Bridge. Cross the bridge to Mackinaw City and you're right by 2 old forts, 2 lighthouses, and a tourist island with no motor vehicles.
If you're at J.W. Wells, you might head west to Stephenson and sample the wines at ThreeFold Vine winery; the same folks have a place across the street with craft beers, too, and the smoky one they had last year was quite good IMO.
Still working on plans. We camp in a BIG pop-up. I had rotator cuff surgery 5/12 and wife is having carpal/cubodial surgery tomorrow, so we're both gonna have an ineffective wing so the idea of poping the camper up and down multiple times is less than ideal this year
