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Michigan's Upper Peninsula -- by the shores of Gitchee Gumee and the land of Hiawatha. A land kissed by God and almost untouched by Man, except for its storied pioneers -- primeval aborigines, missionaries like Pere Marquette and Bishop Baraga, hardy trappers and lumbermen, rustic prospectors of the Copper Rush, lake-faring fishermen and mariners, and Nordic settlers who still inhabit the region's villages.

Discover the paths less traveled. Experience the planet's purest elements of earth, air, fire and water. Share the wilderness with virgin forests, big game, teeming fish, and the ghosts of heroes past. Eat distinctive regional delicacies like pasties, cudighi and wild thimbleberry jam. Learn the dialect and rich culture of the land's proud but friendly inhabitants.

At Anam Cara, you're in the heart of it all, just one hour southwest of Marquette and a few miles from US-41, one of the peninsula's two major thoroughfares.

Look below for more information on planning a unique and unforgettable vacation experience in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

Travel information about the Upper Peninsula:

The official State of Michigan Travel Web Site

UP Travel.com

Exploring the North

GORP Michigan

Some of the many local attractions:

Crystal-clear mountain tarn

Lake of the Clouds, Porcupine Mountains State Park 

The highest roadway between the Black Hills and the Adirondacks

Brockway Mountain Drive (Keweenaw Peninsula)

Michigan's northern-most settlement, founded in 1848 during the Copper Rush

The Historic Village of Copper Harbor (Keweenaw)

The world's second-longest suspension span

The Mackinac Bridge (St. Ignace)

The Lake Superior wilderness archipelago of Isle Royale N.P.

Isle Royale National Park

Hancock, home of Finlandia College

Hancock, Gateway to the Keweenaw Peninsula

Miner's Castle

Miner's Castle, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (Munising)

Largest dunes on Lake Superior

Grand Sable Dunes, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

Picturesque Grand Marais Harbor and Lighthouse

The Fishing Village of Grand Marais

Second-largest waterfall east of the Mississippi River

Tahquamenon Falls

The world's busiest shipping passage

The Famous Soo Locks (Sault Ste. Marie)

Waterfall in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

... and more than 150 waterfalls ...

Lighthouse

dozens of lighthouses ...

Keweenaw Peninsula shoreline

endless windswept beaches ...

1,000-foot Great Lakes ore carriers

the world's longest ships ...

Aurora Borealis -- The

... and fire in the skies!