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Upper Pennisula
August 2002 |
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 This
vacation we planned for 4 months.
We printed off a list of all the lighthouses and
waterfalls in the U.P. and guided ourselves with a
Michigan County Atlas.
Wow, there are a lot of them, especially the
waterfalls. The
UP has a lot of fun places to go but we could not see
everything in the days we had so we chose the places that
were on the way to each microbrewery.
We made sure to pack the cam recorder to capture
some waterfalls along with the pictures we took.
We first stopped at Big Buck in Gaylord on the way
for a growler re-fill.
We drove to Paradise first and
that’s where we stayed overnight.
The first thing we did after checking in was to
drive to Whitefish point and see the lighthouse – Great
Lakes Shipwreck Museum and Whitefish Point Light Station.
The museum was closed when we got there, too bad,
it looked very interesting.
We did walk out by Lake Superior and read the sign.
This is the oldest lighthouse on Lake Superior and
Whitefish Point had the most shipwrecks.
We then went back to our hotel room, which also had a
whirlpool tub. Time
to crack open the Big Buck brew and enjoy the whirlpool
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Tahquamenon Falls Brewery and Pub |
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 We
woke in the morning, got ready and ate breakfast before
driving over to Tahquamenon Falls.
Todd and Cheryl have both been to the falls before
(a long time ago), it was fun to go together and take
pictures. We
did see both the lower and upper falls but didn’t take a
row boat across to the other side.
We have a long itinerary of stuff to do and a long
way to travel.
Now it’s time to get to the
brewery, we were hungry and thirsty.
What a cool place, it is small but has a very
woodsy look. They
also had a nice outdoor area with lots of rocking chairs.
We sat up to the bar and ordered a sampler and some
food. As the
old story goes we lost the notes so we don’t know what
we ate or what we sampled.
Thank goodness they had growlers and Todd also
bought a shot glass.
Click
here for 2nd U.P. trip Part 1 and here
for part 2
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Lake Superior Brewing Co. in Grand Marais |
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 On
the drive from Tahquamenon we went past the Pictured Rocks
National Lakeshore in Munising.
We had thought about stopping and going on the
Pictured Rocks boat tour, but we had some hiking to do in
order to see more waterfalls and get to the next brewery.
Nothing is close by in the Upper Peninsula.
Lake Superior Brewing Co in Grand
Marais is a small place with the outdoorsman décor.
We sat at the bar and looked over the food menu.
We ordered a sampler to taste.
Yeah, they have growlers and we think we got a
brown ale to fill it with.
What a nice place and we ended up
talking to another couple that was also visiting the
microbreweries in the UP. We took a picture of a private lighthouse and decided it was
time to get going.
We drove about 1.5 miles to Sable Falls, which was a
nice and short walk from the road.
There was a lot of other falls on the way, but it
would take 10 days to see all the good ones.
We continued on to Munising, where we stopped at
Munising Falls. They are also called Rudolph Olson Memorial Falls, one of the
most notable falls in the U.P.
The Vierling Restaurant and Brew
Pub in Marquette
This would have been our next stop but they did not
have growlers. We
usually don’t stop at a microbrewery if they don’t
have them (at this time).
Our number one goal is collecting the growler.
Click
here for 2nd U.P. trip Part 1 and here
for part 2
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Jasper Ridge Brewing
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 Next
stop was Jasper Ridge Brewing in Ishpeming.
This is a nice place and easy to find.
We already knew they would have growlers so we
ordered up a sampler to taste.
They were on the busy side so we didn’t get to
talk much.
They had some good brew here and wish
we had the notes to know what we tried. We now had 3
Growlers to start working on and thought it would be a
good time to get some food and check into a hotel.
Our plan was to get up in the morning and hit some
waterfalls along the way to Houghton.
So we headed out to Sturgeon and Canyon Falls -
they are right by each other.
A very nice walk, Canyon was a short walk and
Sturgeon was a medium walk.
Perfect way to start the morning. Our next stop Houghton
Click
here for 2nd U.P. trip Part 1 and here
for part 2
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Library Bar and Restaurant |
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 Finally, we arrived in Houghton and found the
Library Bar and Restaurant.
We passed it the first time and took a turn to try
and loop back. However,
we ended up on a big bridge crossing the gorge. On
the other side it was a steep hill – this place must be
hard to handle in the winter!
After finding a place to turn around, we navigated
back over the big bridge and to the rear section of The
Library.
What
a cool place. The walls behind the bar are covered with old books in
shelves that go to the ceiling.
They had books along the other walls and on shelves
near the front door.
The dining area is plentiful and the bar nice and
long. All
breweries should have a long bar – that’s where we
want to be is near the beer.
No notes on the beers we tasted – next time we
will though.
Click
here for 2nd U.P. trip Part 1 and here
for part 2
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Eagle
River Falls |
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 We
then drove farther north up the Keweenaw Peninsula.
There are several beautiful waterfalls along the
way, most right near the road.
Stopping at Eagle River Falls, Jacobs Falls, and
Silver River Falls on our way to the Brockway scenic
drive. What a beautiful drive and well worth it.
We then drove into Copper Harbor and took a picture of
the Copper Harbor lighthouse. Then we stopped at the
Manganese Falls and took a long walk into the woods.
That was a lot of fun.
We needed to head back towards Marquette to spend
the night.
Click
here for 2nd U.P. trip Part 1 and here
for part 2
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Copper
Harbor Lighthouse |
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 We stayed in a motel on US 41/US 28,
it was across the street from Lake Superior.
They had a nice restaurant and we had dinner there.
While eating we watched a huge ship with large
masts and sails come into the Presque Isle Harbor through
their large windows overlooking the bay a very nice view
of Lake Superior.
We took US 41 all the back through
the woods. What
a beautiful drive. Now,
however, we had a long hall back toward the Lower
Peninsula. We still had time to stop at the beautiful
beach along US 2 and a few other places along the way.
Finally, we reached the Mackinaw Bridge again and
headed across – back to civilization.
There is a Hereford and Hops in Escanaba, but we did
not stop here as it was out of the way and we had already
visited the one in Bay City.
Update:
See U.P. Trip Part 2 for trip to Escanaba!
Click
here for 2nd U.P. trip Part 1 and here
for part 2
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Home
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Sanford Lake & Mountain Town (June, 2001)
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Big Buck & Alcatraz (Aug, 2001)
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Jamesport, Lighthouse, Mackinaw, Northpeak, Brewzone, Boyne River (Sep, 2001)
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Wiltse's (Nov, 2001) & Tawas Point (May, 2004)
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King, Big Rock, & WAB (July, 2001)
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Hereford and Hops (starting Dec, 2001, several trips)
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Harpers, Tuba, & MBC (Mar, 2002)
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Tahquamenon, Lake Superior, Jasper Ridge, Library brewpub (Aug, 2002)
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Quay Street, Dragonmead, Great Baraboo (Apr, 2003)
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Hair of the Frog, Robert Thomas, Grand Rapids, B.O.B.'S, Founders (July, 2003)
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Grizzly, Arbor, Leopolds (Aug 6, 2004)
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Sports, Traffic, Stoney, Kuhnhenn (Aug 7, 2004)
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Thunder Bay, Belle Isle (Aug 8, 2004)
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Jamesport, Salmon fishing (Aug 29, 2004)
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Rochester, Big Rock, King, Bo's, WAB, Bastone, Copper (Sep 11, 2004)
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Black Forest, Frankenmuth (Oct 1, 2004)
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Old Hat, Bilbos, Olde Peninsula, Bells, Kraftbrau (Oct 8, 2004)
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Arcadia, Dark Horse, Harpers (Oct 9, 2004)
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Midland St. Ale Tour, Bay City, 2004
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Old Boys, New Holland, Via Maria, Grand Rapids Brewing (Nov 12, 2004)
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The B.O.B., Founders (Nov 13, 2004)
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Thunder Bay, Kings, Bo's, CJ's (Feb 5, 2005)
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Great Baraboo, Dragonmead, Belle River (Feb 26, 2005)
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Boyne River, Shorts (Apr 30, 2005)
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2nd U.P. Trip - Part 1, Tahquamenon, Lake Superior, Vierling, Jasper (Aug 24,25, 2005)
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2nd U.P. Trip - Part 2, Red Jacket, Keweenaw, Library, Hereford & Hops (Aug 26,27, 2005)
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Mountain Town, Sanford - 2nd Trip (Sept 10, 2005)
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Michigan Brewing, Jolly Pumpkin, Redwood Lodge, (Sept 24, 2005)
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Livery, Saugatuck, New Holland, Via Maria (Sept 30, 2005)
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Middle Villa, Schmohz, Hideout (Oct 1, 2005)
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Redwood Lodge (Sep, 2004), Redwood Lodge (Oct 8, 2005)
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Kuhnhenn, Bastone, Lilys (Oct. 21, 2005)
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Bonfire, Etouffee (Oct. 22, 2005)
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Cork 'N' Ale 11th Annual Fall Beer Tasting (Nov. 3, 2005)
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Traverse City, North Peak (Dec. 2, 2005)
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Mackinaw, Shorts (Dec. 3, 2005)
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Lumber Barons' Charcoal Grill & Brewpub (Dec. 9 & 10, 2005)
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