Naomikong Point
Round-trip: 12 km Difficulty: Moderate Location: Bay Mills, MI Map: Click Here for Google Map of this Hike I love to walk the shore of Lake Superior. I never get tired of it. This area of the lake is a bit different than what I had been used to up near Thunder Bay. Here the water was very shallow with sand bars that seemed more like sand flats. Even the texture of the sand was different. There was some familiar cobble shoreline...
Naomikong Overlook
Round-trip: 3.5 km Difficulty: Moderate Location: Bay Mills, MI Click here for Google Map of the Route. This is a nice hike in itself, despite the fact that it is basically just another access point for the North Country Trail. From here you can get onto the NCT as it heads to the East along Lake Superior. You can also access the Naomikong Point hike as it heads West along the shoreline toward Whitefish Bay. The wind has the...
Grand Portal Point
Round-trip: 14 km Difficulty: Moderate Location: Munising, MI Click here for Google map of the route. This route follows Grand Portal point which is part of the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. This hike is great for long views of the Pictured Rocks cliffs and the tropical blue of the Lake Superior water. From Munising, Michigan drive southeast on County Road 58 E for 13 miles (21km) then turn left onto Chapel Drive. Keep an eye...
Chapel Falls Loop
Round-trip: 8 km Difficulty: Easy Location: Munising, MI Click here for Google Map of the route. This trail loops around Chapel Lake, but you do not get too many views of the lake. You do get close to Chapel Rock, and you get to walk on Chapel Beach. Dogs are not allowed on this trail because of the number of bears and wolves that inhabit this area. From Munising, Michigan drive east on Alger County Road H-58 for 14 miles and turn...
Fossil Ledges
Round-trip: 3 km Difficulty: Easy Location: Drummond Island, MI Click here for Google Map The Fossil Ledges are located on Drummond Island Michigan. You could plan to do this hike on the same day as the Marblehead hike. The ledges are made up of the fossilized remains of a salt water coral bed. It is simply amazing. Every rock you touch is an interesting fossil. I hope you will try to help preserve this area by taking pictures of...
Marblehead
Round-trip: 6 km Difficulty: Moderate Location: Drummond Island, MI Click here for Google Map of the route. Marblehead is a view point located on the easternmost point of Drummond Island. Marblehead is also the easternmost point in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. At the lookout you stand on top of limestone cliffs 100 feet above Lake Huron for beautiful views of the North Channel. I was surprised to find out that these cliffs are...
