Things To Do In The U.P.

Does it Cost $$ to Jump Off Blackrocks? Over the past few months, people have been finding my site by searching the Internet to find out if it costs money to jump off of Blackrocks. Last month, seventeen people found this website that way. Interesting, eh? Well, here’s your answer… No. No, it does not. Safe [...]

D & M Subs – Escanaba, MI D & M Subs is an Escanaba Institution. This is the type of place you hope to stumble across on a cross country road trip, when your sick of Subway and just want to find a little small town sub shop with employees that can actually put a [...]

UPward Initiative Tourism Conference – May 30th, 2012 Coming up on May 20th, 2012, the UPWard Initiative is putting on their 2012 Tourism and Professional Development Conference. If you’re a small business owner or someone who’s interested in the Upper Peninsula tourism industry, you should strongly consider attending this event. I’ve been told there were around 200 people [...]

The Thirsty Whale in Norway, MI is definitely one of the Upper Peninsula’s hidden gems. It’s well known to everyone in the Norway / Iron Mountain area as the best place to get a burger, but if you’re not from the area you could easily blow past it without stopping. Let’s make sure that doesn’t [...]

The Rock River Canyon Ice Caves, much better known as the Eben Ice Caves, remain a mystery to many. It seems that this cool little natural wonder of the Upper Peninsula isn’t frequented as much as it could be largely due to the fact that many people just aren’t quite sure how to get there. [...]

Located in the western Upper Peninsula, some of the best groomed trail skiing in the Upper Peninsula can be found at Big Powderhorn Mountain Resort. According to miskireport.com, Big Powderhorn is ranked as one of the top five resorts in the Midwest, and after a weekend there, that rating absolutely seems fitting. Big Powderhorn offers [...]

Fumee Lake Natural Area is one of the most popular cross country skiing destinations in the central Upper Peninsula. This serene preserve offers mostly level terrain, making it an easy spot for beginners to build their skills. This area offers a variety of trails, but the most popular are the “Little Fumee Lake Loop” and [...]

Ice Climbing at Pictured Rocks Did you know that some of the best ice climbing in the world is right here in the Upper Peninsula? That’s right, I said ice climbing.  Cool, eh? Last year when I discovered the Michigan Ice Fest and found out that we have awesome ice climbing along the Pictured Rocks [...]

Canyon Falls Some of the best things to do in the Upper Peninsula are those subtle little surprises you never knew existed. Take Canyon Falls, for instance. Now let me just say that Canyon Falls is no secret. It’s in the waterfall books and it’s on my favorite waterfall website. But if you aren’t specifically [...]

A step into the Michigan House Café & Brewery in Calumet is a step back in time. A gorgeous 19th century mural covers the ceiling above the bar, the bar itself looks as though it’s been there for over a century (and in fact, it has) and just about every other detail has kept its [...]