• The Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
  

  
  The Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is a 110-sq-mile national park to the east that holds the namesake colored sandstone bluffs.
  
  

• Golf on Mackinac Island
  

  
  Three 9-hole golf courses have been carved out of the interior of the island. On Grand Hotel property is the Grand Nine and up Island is the second nine hole course called the Woods. Wawashkamo is a Scottish Links course and one of the oldest golf courses in the country. Created in the late 1800s , this is the closest to Scotland any one could hope for.
  
  

• Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum
  

  
  Beyond the little town of Paradise, is the fascinating Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum; its intriguing displays include items trawled up from sunken ships. More than 300 vessels have sunk in the area's congested sea lanes and unpredictable weather, earning it such nicknames as the 'Shipwreck Coast' and 'Graveyard of the Great Lakes.'
  
  

• Outdoors
  

  
  Outdoors sports are plentiful in the area. They include hiking, biking, hunting, kayaking and more.
  
  

• Winter Sports
  

  
  In winter the region has many activities to offer. Keweenaw peninsula has a superb downhill ski resort on the east side. Snowmobiling, cross-coutry-skiing and even ice climbing are possible as well.
  
  

• Tahquamenon Falls
  

  
  The Upper Falls in Tahquamenon Falls State Park are 200ft across with a 50ft drop, making them some of the largest falls east of the Mississippi River. The Lower Falls are a series of smaller cascades best viewed by renting a boat and rowing across the river to an island.
  
  

• Isle Royale National Park
  

  
  Totally free of vehicles and roads, Isle Royale National Park, a 210-sq-mile island in Lake Superior, is certainly the place to go for peace and quiet. It gets fewer visitors in a year than Yellowstone National Park gets in a day, which means the packs of wolves and moose creeping through the forest are all yours.
  
  

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