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The Best Attractions In L'Anse

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Brockway Mountain Drive

L'Anse Waterfront Park

Quincy Mine

Porcupine Mountains State Park

Bishop Baraga Shrine

Lake of the Clouds

Bond Falls

North Country Trail (aka Canyon Falls Trail)

Fort Wilkins State Park

L'Anse is a village in northwest Michigan, United States, and the county seat of Baraga County. The population was 2,011 at the 2010 census. The village is located within L'Anse Township. In French, L'Anse translates as the cove, a reference to its location on Keweenaw Bay, at the base of the Keweenaw Peninsula. French explorers sighted this area in the 17th century. They later established a Jesuit mission there and a fur trading post. The village grew up around it. The village is located within the L'Anse Indian Reservation, the base of the federally recognized Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, part of the Lake Superior Band of Ojibwa people.
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The Best Attractions In L'Anse

1. Porcupine Mountains State Park Ontonagon
The Porcupine Mountains, or Porkies, are a group of small mountains spanning the northwestern Upper Peninsula of Michigan in Ontonagon and Gogebic counties, near the shore of Lake Superior. The Porcupine Mountains were named by the native Ojibwa people, supposedly because their silhouette had the shape of a crouching porcupine. They are home to the most extensive stand of old growth northern hardwood forest in North America west of the Adirondack Mountains, spanning at least 31,000 acres . In these virgin forests, sugar maple, American basswood, eastern hemlock, and yellow birch are the most abundant tree species. The area is part of the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park.
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2. Brockway Mountain Drive Copper Harbor
Brockway Mountain Drive is an 8.883-mile scenic roadway just west of Copper Harbor in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States. Drivers can access the road from state highway M-26 on either end near Eagle Harbor to the west or Copper Harbor to the east in the Keweenaw Peninsula. The drive runs along the ridge of Brockway Mountain on the Keweenaw Fault and climbs to 1,320 feet above sea level, 720 feet above the surface of Lake Superior. Several viewpoints along the route allow for panoramas of Copper Harbor, Lake Superior, and undeveloped woodland. On a clear day, Isle Royale is visible approximately 50 miles in distance from the top of the mountain. Brockway Mountain was named for Daniel D. Brockway, one of the pioneer residents of the area. The road was constructed by the cou...
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3. Fort Wilkins State Park Copper Harbor
Fort Wilkins Historic State Park is a historical park operated by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources at Copper Harbor, Michigan. The park preserves the restored 1844 army military outpost, Fort Wilkins, which was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. The state park's 700 acres include camping and day-use facilities as well as the Copper Harbor Lighthouse, built in 1866. The park is a Cooperating Site of the Keweenaw National Historical Park.
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4. Bond Falls Ontonagon
5. Lake of the Clouds Ontonagon
Lake of the Clouds is a lake located in Ontonagon County in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan within the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park. The lake is situated in a valley between two ridges in the Porcupine Mountains. Surrounded by virgin wilderness and stunning vistas, the lake is a popular destination for hikers, campers, and fishermen.The lake is a prominent feature of the park, and can be viewed at the Lake of the Clouds Overlook at the west terminus of former Michigan highway M-107. The state park occasionally hosts a nighttime sky watch at the lake. The lake is fed from the east end by the Carp River Inlet and the outflow from the western end is the Carp River, which empties into Lake Superior on the boundary between Ontonagon and Gogebic County.
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6. North Country Trail (aka Canyon Falls Trail) L Anse
7. Quincy Mine Hancock Michigan
The Quincy Mine is an extensive set of copper mines located near Hancock, Michigan. The mine was owned by the Quincy Mining Company and operated between 1846 and 1945, although some activities continued through the 1970s. The Quincy Mine was known as Old Reliable, as the Quincy Mine Company paid a dividend to investors every year from 1868 through 1920. The Quincy Mining Company Historic District is a United States National Historic Landmark District; other Quincy Mine properties nearby, including the Quincy Mining Company Stamp Mills, the Quincy Dredge Number Two, and the Quincy Smelter are also historically significant.
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8. L'Anse Waterfront Park L Anse
9. Bishop Baraga Shrine L Anse
Irenaeus Frederic Baraga was a Slovenian Roman Catholic missionary to the United States and a grammarian of Native American languages. He became the first bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Marquette, Michigan, originally sited at Sault Sainte Marie, which he led for 15 years. His letters about his missionary work were published widely in Europe, inspiring Saint John Neumann and Father Francis Xavier Pierz to emigrate to the United States. In 2012, during the reign of Pope Benedict XVI, Baraga was declared Venerable.
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L'Anse Videos

Upper Michigan's Most Scenic Roadside Stop (Esrey)

1,300-mile Lake Superior Circle Tour by highway around the world’s largest & most famous freshwater lake. 2726 miles of shoreline, cliffs & beaches, fishing villages, great campsites & more. Click on Show More for more info about our tour and dozens of videos of the many stops

Travel information on the way always provided us good clues where to visit next. Always talked to campers and they gave us good leads to check out. Had a few stops in mind to start before the trip around Lake Superior.

Here's a list of the places we visited.
I made a * video of each stop:
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Temperance River State Park
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Grand Portage National Museum
(In progress being created)
Minnesota Pigeon River Waterfall
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Fort Williams Historical Park
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Town of Nipigon Paddle to Sea
(In progress being created)
Rainbow Falls Provinical Park
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Terrace Bay & Water Falls
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Rossport Fishing Village
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Pukaskwa National Park
(In progress being created)
Agwawa Woodworking Crafts
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Pancake Bay Prov Park
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Sault St Marie Locks
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Petosky HS steel drum band at St. Ignace MI
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Mackinac Island & Fort
(In progress being created)
Pictured Rocks Shoreline boat tour
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Jampot Bakery and Byzantine Catholic Church Eagle Harbor
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Upper Michigans Most Scenic Roadside Park (Esrey)
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Copper Harbor Town
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Copper Harbor State Park & Fort
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Abandoned Maximum Security Prison - MI

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Bond Falls: Accessible U.P. Grandeur

First, here's what the Michigan DNR says:

Bond Falls is a scenic and popular waterfall in southern Ontonagon County. The falls are created as the Middle Branch of the Ontonagon River tumbles over a thick belt of fractured rock, dividing it into numerous small cascades. Total drop of the falls is approximately 50 feet. Currently, roadside parking and picnic tables are available near the top of the falls. An accessible boardwalk with six viewing locations has been added to this location.

That last bit of info makes this a very special natural spot for those with mobility issues. A gently sloping paved path leads down from the parking lot to a fenced boardwalk. The views here are mostly taken from those viewing locations along the boardwalk that rings the base of the falls. Steps on the west side and dirt/rock paths on the east provide routes up the sides of the falls.

The drop of Bond Falls, in the southwestern U.P., is equal to the drop of the more famous upper Tahquamenon Falls in the northeastern U.P., though not as wide. But at Bond Falls you have much better access to the base of the falls.

There were quite a few families visiting when this was recorded, with ages ranging from elderly to newborn. If you are in the region, consider taking someone who normally has difficulty visiting scenic spots to see Bond Falls. They say the negative ions created by waterfalls are good for us. So is helping others.

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Black Slate Falls, Baraga County Michigan

On my last day in the Baraga County in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, I stopped at Black Slate falls first. By looking at my video, I can see I spent more time framing and taking pictures than videos.
Once again, the sun was rising over the trees and burning out the scenery only allowing me to shoot from one side of the waterfall. The golden leaves had been blown off the trees recently and were covering a great deal of the rocks.

Utah's Scenic Route 128 to Fisher Towers, Castle Valley

Here's the scenic drive along the Colorado River northeast of Moab, Utah. Route 128 follows the river through a canyon, then past some amazing scenery as it heads towards Interstate 70. This drive takes you to Fisher Towers, then the Dewey Suspension Bridge, which is now in ruins, following a fire several years ago.

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I made this trip in January 2018. Video shot with a Brinno TLC-200 Pro time-lapse camera mounted on my roof with a homemade magnetic case. I travel with two Brinno cameras - one facing forward, the other in reverse. Sometimes the reverse camera captures better video (fewer raindrops and bugs hit the rear-view lens).

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