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We will be taking a road trip this summer that will take us to Michigan.
I've been researching it FOREVER.
Right now our plans have us driving into Saint Ignace, Michigan (ferry to MacKinac Island).
From there we will be heading to Copper Harbor, Michigan (ferry to Isle Royale National Park).
I just realized I overlooked some of my Michigan research.... I had read an article a year or more ago and noted that it said if visiting Michigan you must make the scenic drive over M-22 that starts in Traverse City and travels along the coastline for 117 miles.
Well, at this point my itenerary is pretty much in stone as ferry tickets have been purchased and lodging has been booked.....
If M-22 is truly an absolutely must see we could turn our travel day that is between Saint Ignace and Copper Harbor into a really, really long drive day to go out of the way to ride along the M-22.
I've tried really hard to avoid long drive days and I wish I hadn't overlooked this and I would have simply added an additional night or two to spend in Traverse City.... but what's done is done and that is no longer an option....
OR will we get in plenty of that type of scenery on the way to Copper Harbor... our route there also appears to be along the coast line?
I'd love feed back from those that have travelled the M-22 out of Traverse City and/or travelled to Copper Harbor....
The scenery all around northern MI is absolutely beautiful. Yes, M-22 along the coast is pretty but I wouldn't change plans since everything is set already. Did you plan on Tahquamenon Falls and Pictured Rocks while in the UP? Those are some gorgeous places! What you would be missing by going M-22 is Sleeping Bear Dunes and many state parks - but you will get enough raw beauty in the UP. Don't worry and enjoy! Just gives you another reason to come back!
Did you plan on Tahquamenon Falls and Pictured Rocks while in the UP? Those are some gorgeous places! !
I just looked them up.... I sure wish I had known about them during my initial research! Tahquamenon Falls is less than an hour out of my way round trip and Pictured Rocks is literally right on the way in my current itenerary.... So, I could certainly "stop by" these places.... but the question is how long will it take me to "explore" them.... Had I planned better, I could have added a night or two at Tahquamenon State Park; so now I've got to just research a bit and see if it would still be worth it to go if I only have a few hours to spare there.....
If you have any ideas/thoughts/suggestions on how to go about "exploring" these two places or have an idea on how much time I'd need to designate let me know....
Well, it looks like Tahquamenon is definately doable as it's less than an hour out of the way round trip and is less than a half mile hike to the upper falls. We will probably forgo the lower falls as it's a near five mile hike.... But the pictures look amazing and I think it will be well worth our time to see the upper falls.
Even though Pictured Rocks is right on our way, it looks like the best way to see it is via a 2.5 hour cruise.... So that may be a no-go unless I can figure out another way to see it....
Thanks for all the info!
Have you ever been to Quincy Mine? We had planned to stop off here on the way to Copper Harbor, but I'm wondering if it's truly a must see or if we should forgo that stop and just spend more time at Tahquamenon Falls instead....
Nope, never been to Quincy Mine. Tahquamenon is definitely worth the trip. It's gorgeous! We didn't do the cruise at Pictured Rocks either. Still may be worth a look see even without all the dedicated time. When are you planning on traveling? You are going to get great scenery any time of year!
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Nope, never been to Quincy Mine. Tahquamenon is definitely worth the trip. It's gorgeous! We didn't do the cruise at Pictured Rocks either. Still may be worth a look see even without all the dedicated time. When are you planning on traveling? You are going to get great scenery any time of year!
Yeah, since Pictured Rocks is on the way I think we will go ahead and plan to stop by but will probably only get to see one or two of the rock formations; the ones that you can basically drive too.....
Our trip has us coming into Saint Ignace Saturday June 15th..... rolling into Copper Harbor Monday June 17th and heading onto other places Thursday June 20th... So, mid- June.
This is all great info for me as I'm currently planning a trip around the Great Lakes for the summer of 2014 I'm only just beginning to do research, though.
I would skip the M-22 drive. You would get plenty of scenery in the U.P. and it sounds like the drive would be way out of your way. The Falls are nice to visit if you are in the area. We have been there a few times.
Its been a long time since I have been to Copper Harbor - probably close to 35-40 years. The thing I remember most about the trip is touring one of the mines. Don't know if it was the Quincy mine or not but I would recommend taking the tour.
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