In search of cheese

[garmp]

Thinking of leaving St. Louis and heading up thru Wisc to the Upper Peninsula, down thru Michigan and back home. Taking about 10 to 14-ish days for the entire trip. Holding the daily drive time to under 6 hrs per day and in search of good cheese and sites to see. Looking for tree lined electric sites for a B camper. Enjoy sight seeing, historic sites, scenery, bar/pub food, but not city live.
Any heads-up on sight to see, place to camp and/or cheese shops is greatly appreciated.

[Dog_Trainer]

Just South of Pinconning MI. on hwy 13 is Williams cheese shop. It has the best Cheese and is at a reasonable price. Free samples abound so you can pick your favorite.

[Allworth]

On the UP; you can base at the City CG at Houghton and see the Copper Country in a LONG very full day.

At Munising there is another municipal CG, right backed down on the Lake Superior beach, and take a couple of days to see Pictured Rocks.

If you have time, the Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point is neat although you will never want to hear about the Edmund Fitz again. Out of the way, but worth it.

We spent 10 days on the UP a couple of years ago and could have spent another 10.

Have fun.

[michigansandzil]

Pirate wrote:
Pinconning MI. Fantastic cheese.

X2.

But it's on the east side of the state. If you decide to stay on the east side, Tawas Point SP is great. This too books early though. There are only a couple of sites left for weekends.

[garmp]

Thanks for all the great info. Now we just have to figure out our time table. Most likely looking at end of June or July sometime. Been to Door County and really liked it, but want to concentrate on the UP. Right now we're figuring a night in Iowa, one in Wisc and several in the UP, with two or three nights going through Michigan heading home. From what I have heard so far is that Michigan parks fill up fast and early, especially during the summer. Not sure is we want to travel down the center(ish) of the state or along the western shore.

[rolling_rhoda]

We really enjoyed Frank Lloyd Wright's home and school, "Taliesin", in Spring Green, WI. Heading NE from there across the center of the state, there many cheese shops along the road. Just look for the billboards. Small town grocery stores usually carry locally made items, too, and happily make recommendations and many times have samples.

If headed to the UP, check out Whitefish Point for some interesting maritime history. Lake Superior can be ferocious and there are many shipwrecks around Whitefish Point.

[352]

If you ever get there. GREATTTTTT

[kknowlton]

No clue on the cheese shops (though even small towns in Wisconsin often have a cheese shop or factory) but WI SPs are superb. Most have electric sites - often 1/2 or more of the CG. You will need advance reservations for weekends in SPs, I think - many of them are very popular, and their booking window is 11 months in advance - so don't delay!

There is a cheese factory in the little central WI town of Knowlton (guess how we found that out!), near Marshfield. SPs not terribly far away that have some nice sites could include Council Grounds SP (gorgeous & heavily wooded) or Rib Mountain (not sure if they have electric sites).

For sightseeing you can't beat Door County, but it will be VERY popular. Best SPs there for a B: Peninsula or Potawatomi. One of our favorites is Point Beach State Forest - nice wooded CG, beachfront on Lake Michigan, and lots to see in the area, with some ship/boating museums in Two Rivers, and a good base camp for the southern part of Door County too.

[Pirate1]

Pinconning MI. Fantastic cheese.

[Wiscampsin]

Here's a link for you.
http://www.wisconline.com/attractions/cheese.html