100 Things to Do in the Upper Peninsula Before You Die

100 Things to Do in the Upper Peninsula Before You Die

Touring Michigan's Upper Peninsula (U.P.) is like taking a two-week trip by station wagon. Not in terms of timeâ€”you can sample plenty if four days is all you have. Itâ€™s about stepping back and appreciating a place of raw scenic beauty dotted with roadside attractions, blinker-light towns, rustic cabins and hand-painted signs advertising smoked fish and homemade jam.
With 100 Things to Do in the Upper Peninsula Before You Die, discover a land mostly surrounded by the Great Lakes Huron, Michigan and Superior, linked to the stateâ€™s Mitten-shaped Lower Peninsula by a five-mile suspension bridge spanning the Straits of Mackinac. The U.P. surprises with Victorian-era and car-free Mackinac Island, millions of acres of forests, waterfalls, wildlife, remnants of the prosperous copper mining era, and 1,700 miles of spectacular shoreline. Itâ€™s home to about 311,000 hardy Yoopers (U.P.-ers), just 3% of Michiganâ€™s population across a third of the stateâ€™s territory. Cell phone service can be spotty and the top speed along two-lane highways is 55 mphâ€”all the better to slow down and embrace the U.P., whether youâ€™re in search of extreme sports experiences, soft adventure or a simple slice of solitude.

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