Michigan may be well known for its cities as well as its Midwestern charm. But far from the turn-of-the-century towers of Grand Rapids and the automobile factories in Detroit, you’ll find a piece of paradise sandwiched by two of the Great Lakes and coniferous forests, complimented by a slice of Americana. The Upper Peninsula may not have huge cities but its lakefront vista allows you to escape to the Great Outdoors, without having to get lost off the beaten trail! And don’t forget to pack your bathing suit and SUV!
On the Southern shores of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, along the coastline of Lake Michigan, a small body of water known as Big Bay de Noc became my closest, largest, and wettest neighbor. This body of water forms along a small peninsula about 40 to 50 miles east of Escanaba along the Upper Peninsula and eventually empties out into the massive body that is Lake...
It was 1:35 pm in the afternoon when I touched down at the small Delta County Airport. I was greeted with nothing more than an obscure terminal with one line for baggage check and an even smaller baggage claim. The land from about a mile up in the air was an enormous lake, hundreds of thousands of trees, and only a handful of roads. I had made it to the Upper...