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Anglers
Where to begin? In this abundant wilderness, it’s difficult not to find a place at which to have a great catch. One of the most well-known, or at least one of the most romanticized thanks to a short story penned by none other than by Ernest Hemmingway, is the Two Hearted River in Luce County. The Two Hearted is 100 miles long, finally emptying into Lake Superior. You’ll need a boat to fish one of its branches, or at least have your waders ready. Spring is
the best time to fish here because of the insect hatches. Steelhead make their way through March–May.
On the shores of Lake Superior is Grand Marais (not to be confused with the town of the same name in the state of Minnesota), which is located within the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. The break wall pier gives you the chance to snag a whitefish if you’re there in the spring and early summer. Even if you don’t have a good catch, the view of the lake will more than make up for it. If river fishing is more your preference, drive west to Munising, also within the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, to the Anna River. Apart from several waterfalls in the river’s watershed, the Anna River is only seven miles long but the pier offers diverse fishing including whitefish, steelhead, Coho salmon, burbot, and yellow perch.
Flora and Fauna
Want something off the beaten path? The southern Garden Peninsula is a land mass that juts out into Lake Michigan to form Big and Little Bays de Noc. In August and September, the cedar trees around Peninsula Point Lighthouse Park between the bays is a popular stopover for thousands of Monarch butterflies during their migration south. It’s an overwhelmingly magical experience to see so many fluttering wings in one place. You’ll feel like you’re in another world altogether. Visit travelbaysdenoc.com.
Mid-August is also the perfect time to visit Hall Farms in Rock, Michigan. The owners have opened their land to the public for the past three years and plan to continue to cheer up visitors with the happy faces of 440,000 sunflowers spread over 20 acres. Peak bloom for sunflowers lasts about three weeks. Hall Farms has become a destination for travelers as well as engaged couples looking to have a one-of-a-kind photo shoot.
Visit facebook.com/hallfarms.rockmichigan.
Young Brood
An engineering marvel and essential for the movement of ships, tugboats, barges, tall
ships, cruise ships, and freighters from and to Lake Superior, the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie (saultstemarie.com) is worth a visit. Kids will be amazed by the sight of some of these large vessels passing through the locks. You can view the action from the observation platform above the MacArthur Lock, or you can visit Soo Locks Park. Alternatively, jump on a Soo Locks Boat Tour. There are several locks, a couple of which have been in operation since the 1800s. Visit the U.S. Weather Bureau Building for a history lesson. To ensure you see a boat pass through the Soo Locks, you can call (906) 253-9290.
Drive north from Sault Ste. Marie to Whitefish Point, which has the phenomenal Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum (shipwreckmuseum.com) and a lighthouse that oversees Lake Superior. A sobering artifact at the museum is the bell of the famous Edmund Fitzgerald, a ship that went down in a November storm in 1975 just 17 miles from
Whitefish Point.
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