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    8 years ago

    Beautiful piece of history wonderful fishing spot great staff always opens on time wonderful view beautiful river what can you ask for more

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    11 years ago

    Beautiful, peaceful, and historic Engineering Design at best.

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    SkyBridge Michigan - The line

    SkyBridge Michigan

    3.7(20 reviews)
    20.3 mi

    Weather cleared a bit, nice up a ski lift, across and back on the bridge. Yes there is the glass…read moreportion, for comfort a walkway portion on the glass has antiskid rubber tracking. But still fully glass visible. Sights good from the top, especially for anyone that has never skied a mountain top. Curious the golf cart path winds up and around as well. They do well reminding to keep your ticket stub as it is scanned along the bridge and lift access. Other options are zip lines (8 sections for about $80?) sounding good, and an alpine-like village at the parking level. September was a good time with a little chill. Obviously this changed with the weather, and the very many snow blowers (!) to keep the lower mountain snow covered as needed. Worth the drive and ($25) to come see this.

    The chairlift ride to the top was a fun bonus to the bridge. We had a beautiful day and it wasn't…read moreoverly crowded. We were surprised to see so many people racing across. We took our time and enjoyed the view. The glass bottom section was also a nice touch. The only reason we didn't give it a 5 was the food at the top was pricey. I got a Polish taco and it was good, but it would'vebeennicetohave cheapersnack options. As a nondrinker. I appreciated they made a mocktail version of the lavender lemonade drink. The restrooms were clean as was the picnic area. We also caught a golf cart and shuttle bus ride which was nice since the parking lot is far from the attraction.

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    Museum Of Ojibwa Culture

    Museum Of Ojibwa Culture

    4.6(16 reviews)
    29.9 mi

    "Don't know much about history But I do know that I love you…read moreAnd I know that if you love me too What a wonderful world this would be" (Sam Cooke) If local history is your thing, you'll surely love the wonderful world that awaits you at the Museum of Ojibwa Culture. For example, you can stroll around in scenic Father Marquette Park with displays about his life. On the Museum grounds is the site where Marquette's French Jesuit Mission was located, where he lived, and where he was buried. Marquette established the French mission around 1671 as the area became a center of the flourishing fur trade. The old St. Ignace Mission is beautiful. Around the grounds, I saw plenty of displays of the area's Indian heritage, stylized statues of a Medicine Man, Indian Maiden, and several stuffed animal displays alongside plaques of the animal's Indian name. So if you're ever engaged in a bar bet about the Ojibwe name for a deer, you can confidently say "Wawashesh'she". There's also plenty of indoor and outdoor exhibits to grab a glimpse of Ojibwa culture and the lifestyles of the Huron Indians. Walking the Museum's beautiful grounds was relaxing, peaceful, and very educational.

    One of the best museums I've ever been in! Don't be fooled by its size; the content is well…read moredisplayed with explanations that take time to read but make the exhibits much more meaningful. Gift shop is Native American based, not cheap knick knacks. Don't know how this museum is able to be open with no admission, so please be sure to donate generously.

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    Leelanau State Park - Beautiful Lake Michigan sunset

    Leelanau State Park

    4.3(33 reviews)
    40.2 mi

    Stopped here on a whim to checkout lighthouses during our mini getaway. This beach did not…read moredisappoint! It was so calm and peaceful. Beautiful water. Hardly any people. The people who did visit didn't stay for long so we had the whole beach to ourselves. We had camping chairs in the car so we just put them in the water and sat right in the water and enjoyed the view. They have a gift shop and the only restrooms I noticed were portajohns. We built some rock towers but put the rocks back when we were done because some of the rocks had snail eggs on them.

    Gorgeous park at the tip of the Mitten's pinkie finger. I got there shortly before a spectacular…read moresunset where the sky was all lit up with pinks and oranges and purples. I took a short walk where my friends who had camped there the previous night as well showed my the historic lighthouse and some message in a bottle painted sign that was very reminiscent of Steve "ESPO" Powers. I set up my trusty old dome tent and camped on the same site as my friends and nobody said peep about doubling up like that. I left out around 10:30 or so and didn't hit any trails as I had packed some snacks for late but no breakfast. Not much in the way of restaurants or groceries around here so I hit the road. Can't speak to the trails or day use part of the park but the campground and adjacent beach was beautiful.

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    Alanson Swing Bridge - landmarks - Updated October 2026

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