Sightseeing
IconicMackinac Island
FreeRide a ferry to a car-free Lake Huron island of horse-drawn carriages, bicycles, fudge shops and a hilltop fort.
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Tahquamenon Falls State Park
Tahquamenon Falls State Park is an outdoor activity in Paradise, MI, part of the Straits of Mackinac guide. Cost: under $25.
41382 W M-123 · Paradise, MI
Why you should go…
Tahquamenon Falls State Park covers nearly 50,000 acres of Michigan's Upper Peninsula around the Tahquamenon River. The Upper Falls drops about 50 feet over a ledge some 200 feet wide, and tannins from cedar swamps upstream tint the water a root beer brown. Four miles downstream, the Lower Falls splits around an island you can reach by footbridge or rented rowboat, and more than 35 miles of trails wind through the forest.
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What's around here?
The closest stops to Tahquamenon Falls State Park, ordered by straight-line distance.
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Grand Hotel
Under $25Stroll the 660-foot front porch of this 1887 island resort, tour its gardens, or stay over and arrive by horse-drawn carriage.
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Arch Rock
FreeYou climb 207 steps or bike Arch Rock Road to see a limestone arch framing Lake Huron far below.
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Mackinac Bridge
Under $25Drive five miles across the Straits of Mackinac on the suspension bridge that links Michigan's two peninsulas.
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Fort Mackinac
Under $25Explore a hilltop military outpost built during the American Revolution, with costumed interpreters, cannon and rifle firings.
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