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The Need for Speed I-500 Race: A Winter Wonder Roars Into Its 50th Year
In February the International 500 Snowmobile Race in Sault Ste. Marie celebrates 50 yrs of the endurance event on its 1-mile oval ice track – the only one in the country and with “banked turns that would make NASA queasy,” touts the race’s promoters. more
COURTESY LAURIUM MANOR INN
Historic Relaxation Going, ‘Victorian’ for a Winter Getaway
Most people have the wrong impression about winter in Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula, Julie Sprenger insists. more
COURTESY LINDA SCHULZ
Superior Sledding U.P. Trails Are Groomed for a Superb Run
Packed with stunning scenery and boasting more than 2,500 miles of well-marked trails, the Upper Peninsula has long drawn admiration from avid snowmobilers. more
Erik Frosh
A Relaxing Way to See an Island
Looking across from Munising to Grand Island or even passing in a guided Pictured Rocks cruise by its iconic East Channel Lighthouse, you’d probably never guess that a good way to get to know this remote, intriguing spot is by bus. more
Fresh Coast Film Festival
Eye on the Fresh Coast, 3 Things to Know about the Marquette Film Festival
If you’re thinking of heading to the Fresh Coast Film Festival in Marquette this fall, here are three things you should know. more
Konnie LeMay / Lake Superior Magazine
Marquette’s Marvelous Menus
Marquette is joining Duluth and Thunder Bay in becoming an impressive “foodie” town. Especially downtown, it seems almost every block has two or more tasty options. Just to pique your appetite, we are offering three suggestions: more
Daniel Bennett
History in Stone
From the ashes of the past, Michigan's Upper Peninsula raised Its brownstone monuments that still stand as tributes to its quarried history. more
Courtesy Peg Sandin
Ironwood Draws Art and Theater Downtown
To see how much Lake Superior influences local artists, one need only walk into Ironwood’s Downtown Art Place, a community art center that represents 40 regional artists. more
Tia Osweiler
The Ford Bungalow: Keweenaw Bay’s Secret Oasis
Henry Ford’s secluded retreat in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan thrives today as a waterfront inn. more
Courtesy Top of the Lake Snowmobile Museum
Top of the Lake Snowmobile Museum Expands
Slednerds and slednecks can find snowmobile history heaven in Naubinway, Michigan, at the Top of the Lake Snowmobile Museum. A 36-by-76-foot building addition brings the number of displays to 180 unique and prototype sleds stretching back decades. more
Scott See
Quincy Smelter, Last of Its Kind
Frequent visitors to the Keweenaw Peninsula all seem to know the Quincy Mine with its towering Shaft House. Lesser known, but also historically significant, is the Quincy Smelter off M-26 on the shore of the Keweenaw Waterway in Hancock. more
Courtesy Guys & Dolls Photography
On Isle Royale, Indoor Comfort Means Rock Harbor Lodge
What if you want to enjoy Isle Royale, but don’t like camping or don’t have the first clue about surviving a night outdoors? No problem. Check in to Michigan’s most remote lodge and the only operating hotel on the island. more
Courtesy Copper Peak
Above It All at Copper Peak, Where My Friend's Work Still Towers
Recently I asked Lauren Larsen about how he came to design what was once the tallest – and only – ski-flying facility in the western hemisphere. The story of Michigan's Copper Peak begins in 1968. more
Thomas Brouwer
A Visit to Michigan's Tahquamenon Falls Country
Near the naturally dark waters of the Tahquamenon River, you'll find waterfalls, good beer, friendly bears, shipwreck history, adventure and beauty. more
Brockit Inc.
A Downtown Redo Done Right: Houghton Takes It to the Street
Pulling off an entrepreneurial miracle, Houghton managed to make a party – a profitable party – out of what might have been a miserable economic situation when U.S. Highway 41, running on the downtown’s two main streets, was reconstructed. more
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