9 Things to Do in The Upper Peninsula of Michigan

#northernmichigan #puremichigan #yooper
9 Things to Do in The Upper Peninsula of Michigan
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So what sorts of adventures await you in the UP? The trees conceal the fact that this is a land of waterways. There are lakes, rivers, waterfalls, and springs all over. Want to go to the beach...no problem! The UP is surrounded by the Great Lakes. Sandy beaches, and no salt or sharks! If you want to go boating (but control your own destiny) consider Kayaking. The myriad of waterways are home to otters, eagles, and endless beauty. If you don't feel like going by boat, the National Lakeshore offers sweeping vistas, amazing hiking, and places to camp. There is no shortage of adventure on the Upper Peninsula!
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Thanks for watching!

[@OurMillionAdventures]

Wow, the UP is awesome. Honestly didn't even begin to capture the beauty of this location. Can't wait to go back!

[@janetmagana4387]

Awsome vid!! one question? how visible are the stars at night? Thanks!! my kids have never seen them.

[@OurMillionAdventures]

@@janetmagana4387 the stars were spectacular, very visible! There is very little light pollution in the UP, especially there in the Au Train Township where we were at.

[@saraperrault491]

I wanna know how you heard of the yoop?

[@OurMillionAdventures]

@@saraperrault491 we hadn't, it just looked like an interesting place on the map. Little did we know how cool it would be 😁

[@barbarabavier675]

@@janetmagana4387 I live here. On any clear night, you can see a zillion stars. Sometimes you can see the Aurora Borealis. And if you come in August, you'll see shooting stars!

[@turbinepower77]

As a native Michigander we're trying to keep this a secret.😉

[@urrealdadlolololol4204]

Why lose money and let other people miss out?

[@847JS]

Seriously you tube ruins treasures. This restaurant in Chicago was a hidden gem until it was featured on a food show. Now you have to wait no reservations for two hours even in the middle of a snowstorm

[@N8turenut]

Exactly!

[@chrismccloskey2502]

AaaaMan! Deep snow and 🦟 s...stay away!!

[@DemonratsRevil]

@@urrealdadlolololol4204 the UP understand when business comes people, and that means leftists.

[@loisgemignani4577]

Thank you for putting our beloved UP in such a positive light! I have lived in the Yoop most of my life and love it here. I bike, hike, snowshow, ski, swim, kayak, and collect agates and beach glass. Your video put a smile on my face and I learned of some new places to go! Thank you!

[@OurMillionAdventures]

It is an amazing place! We felt priveleged to visit, even for just a short time. Thanks for watching!

[@847JS]

Wait a second youre a yooper and don't snowmobile I'm offended. My favorite place on earth to ride

[@alyssanorthey]

Samee!

[@angierose111]

Thanks for covering Michigan! I live in southeast Michigan but when i’m able to i want to travel all over the state! I’m planning a trip to the UP next summer and i’m absolutely ecstatic about going since i feel like Michigan is SOOOO underrated

[@vishnu2817]

I go to school in the UP at Tech. This place is such a hidden gem and unreal! Summer and fall especially are breathtaking

[@upnorthadventureswithccc]

My Home Sweet Home area. Thanks for sharing all it's beauty. Enjoyed much :)

[@OurMillionAdventures]

Thank you for watching! It is a wonderful place!

[@davidmcdonald11]

Cool, cool video about the upper peninsula ..the UP! One of my favorite places to visit...Porcupine Mountains, Mackinac Island...its all a great place to visit. Good for you guys!

[@finpainter1]

Thumbs up from a Yooper

[@butcharmstrong9645]

First off, KUDOS for your pronunciations of all things Yooper! Especially Kitchi-ti-kipi and pasties!. Being a lifelong resident of the U.P. it always warms my heart to see people who really enjoy being here and treat the area with the love and respect it so deserves. BTW, I grew up 6 miles from Miner's Castle.

[@butcharmstrong9645]

Hey der Mister tanks for comin to da U.P. eh! I was born a Troll (someone who lives BELOW the Mackinac Bridge) but after living here for so long now, since 1967, I consider myself a Yooper. However native born Yoopers will beg to differ with me. I grew up around Munising and Miner's Castle which you featured was only 5 miles from where I lived. Even though the winters here are daunting, there's awesome beauty in all four seasons here. I am PROUD to be a Yooper....one of the 3 percenters!

[@butcharmstrong9645]

HEY dere, tanks for da heart, eh!

[@OurMillionAdventures]

Thanks so much for watching! You have reason to be proud of such an amazing place and heritage! Glad to have real Yoopers tuning in!

[@saraperrault491]

Thank you for visiting and loving on our home 🥰

[@3477dan]

Drove the length of the UP a few months ago…..Fantastic!

[@CoryGames1400]

I live in iron river I’ve been up here my whole life it’s awesome I really like what you guys do keep it up

[@anton1949]

Love me some Riverside Pizza!

[@rjgoniea]

Love it up there. Unfortunately I haven't been up there since before Miner's Castle lost a turret. Places I would recommend: Fayette State Park on the Garden Peninsula. It consists of a ghost town that used to process iron ore into pig iron via two large blast furnaces. They've done a lot of work stabilizing or restoring elements of the town and it makes an impressive display of 19th century small town life. Touring the Quincy Mine just north of Hancock, MI on the Keweenaw peninsula. It features what I believe is the worlds largest steam hoist engine which was used to move men, equipment and ore in and out of the nearly 2 mile deep mine shaft. You can also take a tram car down the hill for a guided tour of an adit tunnel. Delaware Copper Mine. Located between Calumet and Copper Harbor on US41. This is an example of an early to mid copper boom era mine. There you can take a self guided tour of the first level of the mine or explore the extant remains of surface buildings. Redridge Dam. I could almost write a book on this one. I spent so much time there and wrote a research paper on it for an industrial archaeology class. Located in Stanton Township northwest of Houghton, MI it is one of only two surviving examples of dams built of steel instead of traditional concrete or earthen embankment. It was built in 1901 to provide water for two ore stamping mills on the mouth of the Salmon Trout River. You used to be able to walk down to the location of the mills back in the 90's, but some time ago no trespassing signs went up and even the lone smokestack that was left at one of the mill locations has been removed. The dam no longer holds back much water as large holes were cut into it near the base back around 1980. Just upstream of the dam is the remains of a timber crib dam that predated the larger steel dam by several years and it still has water behind it. It used to be taller, but over 10 years ago the township tore out the top half of the dam as it was deemed unsafe. End of US41 and beyond. US 41 begins it's journey south to Miami FL a mile or two east of Copper harbor. While the pavement ends there, a dirt road continues on toward the very tip of the Keweenaw peninsula. On this road a 4wd vehicle with decent clearance or ATVs are a must! GPS is also advisable as the road is not marked and it branches off to various places in the area. At the tip of the peninsula there are two popular destinations. One is High Rock Bay, which is a picturesque setting to spend a few hours exploring. The other is the location of the Keweenaw Rocket Range. Scientists launched test rockets here from 1964 to 1971 collecting meteorological data for NASA. Not much here except the concrete launch pad and a commemorative monument, but the rocky coastline here is a draw of it's own and in the distance you can see the Gull Rock lighthouse just off shore of Manitou Island. Obviously there are tons of other places, but this post is long enough already.😃

[@OurMillionAdventures]

Awesome! Thanks for the comment! Going to add these to our list for next time!

[@madelynl.1242]

This was a great video! I live in Michigan and feel it's quite underrated. Your channel seems awesome, definitely subscribing!

[@OurMillionAdventures]

I appreciate that, and completely agree with you about Michigan!

[@jonas6724]

From the U.P. Love this!

[@grskinjr61]

YOOPER COUNTRY RULES THANKS FOR COMING AND VISITING

[@joesandysmokinjoesbeagles5862]

Yooper is on my to see list. Made it up to Manistee area couple weeks ago. In the wellston area and fell in love with the area. Excited to make it to the UP sometime soon.

[@wakenow1]

You gotta do it

[@aleccope1320]

My heart will always be there. My home.

[@OldGriz708]

I've been to all corners of this great country and there are great places border to border. I grew up in Michigan (ok, I aged in Michigan but I still haven't grown up) and have yet to find the right words to really describe the U.P. to people that have never been there. If there is a magic place in this world it is the U.P. My favorite bumper sticker is from there as well. It reads "Great lakes, unsalted and shark 🦈 free"

[@OurMillionAdventures]

Well said. Thanks for the comment!

[@LukeGeeTravels]

Great video, great tips, I've been to most but I can't get over Michigan, especially the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, such an awesome place!

[@OurMillionAdventures]

Thanks! Yeah Pictured rocks is great

[@tdoutdoors6423]

I love fishing there

[@thomaskitz1185]

bless you n your family always !

[@ElementaryExplorers]

Hey! We are in the UP right now! So much beauty. 💚💙💚

[@OurMillionAdventures]

Oh so jealous! It's awesome there!

[@reesecuppycup210]

LP Michigander here.. love the UP 💕💕

[@leviorourke7498]

Yooperlites glow with uv lights the fresh water spring is awesome love seeing the trout

[@judywyse7088]

Thanks. You represented us quite well.

[@LadyYoop]

Wow. Just wow....This is so well done....you missed the Keweenaw tho. That's where Michigan starts eh! This is seriously one of the best vids I've seen of the U.P.! Where you were was really south of here! This is a ton to do up here...In ALL seasons! And those woods are so stunningly gorgeous in the winter. You are some damn cool parents too....to both quit your jobs and travel the world with all those lucky, lucky kids.....oh my......

[@discaddicted5753]

We live in the L.P. of Michigan. Been to the U.P only once.First time was August of 22'. Heading up for our 2nd time, only this time it'll be a winter adventure

[@rumanauddin811]

I moved here recently because of the college cost in Mass, thank you for sharing this video. I kne where to start visiting with my family

[@OurMillionAdventures]

Best of luck!

[@YeahNah100]

I am loving your lake states series! Very accurate!

[@jerrydempsey3490]

I love the UP. My grandfather and father started going to the UP in 1946. I started going up with my dad in 1960. Have been going almost every year since then. My son and I love to fish there. Would love to live near Munising on a lake. Maybe someday.

[@OurMillionAdventures]

Thanks for sharing! It really is an amazing place. I hope to go back this next year!

[@zephaniahwmarion7311]

You seem like an awesome dad!.. the upper peninsula is definitely unique I lived in the Ottawa National Forest ..and Manistee National Forest

[@OurMillionAdventures]

Haha thanks! Those forests up there are gorgeous. I could spend hours exploring them.

[@zephaniahwmarion7311]

@@OurMillionAdventures let me know if you want to do business I work in the Cannabis Industry here in Michigan...(Facebook Me Homie)

[@DanNoakes]

That was great! I loved all the information you gave. Well done, I want to go to UP now.

[@OurMillionAdventures]

You'd love it there Dan.

[@laffilmfest3759]

Love the family time!

[@SL_BA]

We LOVE the UP! So much to see and do in the outdoors. We are Tennessee, but we try our best to get to anywhere Michigan once a year. Thanks for sharing :)

[@LaoLishLife]

If we can’t make it in Florida, and can’t go back to Hawaii, I’ll look into going to upper Michigan. I’ll be close to family in Wisconsin and Minnesota. And consider holland, mi my re-birth home.

[@danidilay5430]

Well done video!! I am from up there! Done good.

[@motherfreethinker]

Love Up Mi!

[@danielclifton4589]

What a great video. I love what you and your family are doing. Hope y’all are safe and well.

[@OurMillionAdventures]

Thank you! You too!

[@christinearmington]

Checking out those mushrooms! 😉😊

[@bethneu6297]

Thanks for putting this video together and your recommendations. Great photography! I subscribed to your feed.

[@OurMillionAdventures]

You're welcome! Thanks for subscribing!

[@atlas-x5717]

That my play ground! Thanks 👍🏼

[@yasinsmak1477]

I like so much facts of Michigan

[@culturecocktail]

This is really a good content video! Thanks for sharing!

[@OurMillionAdventures]

Glad you liked it!

[@rixxaanla6176]

Subscribed as soon as the intro was done 😂

[@trueamerican7034]

Upper Peninsula is my favorite place.

[@foamdinner4340]

Amazing video

[@OurMillionAdventures]

Thanks!

[@universalhotelss]

Muito bem explicado no seu video, obrigado pelas informações

[@kuurakuutamo]

Thank you so much for making this, be sure to stop by the Keweenaw and get a sense of the mining culture, we got some good nature there too, yooknow~!

[@OurMillionAdventures]

😁👍

[@roncarpenter7240]

You should try some thimble berries when they're in season. Also, if you want to get a rise out of Yuppers just suggest that the snowfall amount is exaggerated.

[@OurMillionAdventures]

Ooh never had thimble berries before! That's so funny about the snowfall 😂

[@roncarpenter7240]

@@OurMillionAdventures They're a lo like raspberries.

[@AVisceralLife]

Glad you got a chance to visit our UP! I was at Pictured Rocks last month and uploaded a video on my channel including an original song by Michigan Singer-songwriter Aspen Jacobsen.

[@BrightSpots_]

The drone footage of the Au Train falls is of my son and I. Great place for a father son trip.

[@gutbucket260]

Been heading up there every October for 35 years to grouse hunt. Fall is beautiful up there. My grandparent were from Copper Harbor.

[@OurMillionAdventures]

We will definitely have to visit in the fall sometime, I'm sure its gorgeous!

[@barbarabavier675]

MY HOME! Good job pointing out our beauty and things to do, but trust me, you missed A LOT!

[@OurMillionAdventures]

Oh I know we did...it would be impossible to see it all in a week. 😁 We will certainly be back! What else would you recommend to do when visiting the UP?

[@noahlinczeski3717]

You gotta go to the Porcupine Mountains

[@mattcolby4006]

My wife (MTU) and I (NMU) both went to college in the UP. We love it up dare:). It’s a truly peaceful, wonderful place! We are leaving for a week there this coming Friday! I can’t wait!

[@OurMillionAdventures]

Awesome! I can't wait to go back. Enjoy your trip!

[@jenniferw4068]

You say dare instead of THERE??

[@travelingmntngal7963]

I've been to the UP many times. Make sure you wear some strong bug lotion as the ticks are ferocious. Not to mention the mosquitoes due to all the wetlands up there. Also, beginning summer brings around the black flies which bite hard and will leave you with a weak of welts that itch like crazy. A beautiful place, but be prepared for the itty bitties that bite. I think Fall is the best time to take in the UP. Just gorgeous with spectacular colors!

[@dalevodden1359]

Hi my name is Dale I live in Michigan the lower peninsula but I've been up through the upper peninsula when I was younger and it is just gorgeous up there Forest be on Forest and if you do look close enough occasionally you might see the oddity up there another hidden but you can see him if you look close enough a lot of mining up there a lot of logging in the past I had some relatives that used to live up there they're gone now I visited him when I was young and what I mean young I'm saying about 6-8yests old I'm 62 now but the up is beautiful and the pasties are filling you have a blessed day and a blessed life my friend

[@joesmith1574]

I got pictures of both castle rocks at the pictured rocks in Munising, Michigan before one of them fell off the cliff.

[@tdoutdoors6423]

I’ve been too the up 3 times

[@andrewmarsman3294]

Well said, I love it up there, I go to grand island every year. If you have any insider tips for seeing the ice “caves” I have seen that area has good ice in February? Also travelers beware, the flies are bad in June.

[@ryanbernard9320]

Wonderful video. Did you happen to make your way east at all? Sault Ste Marie area?

[@OurMillionAdventures]

We wanted to, but didn't have time to get over there! We have already decided we have to go back 😁

[@jadesawyer7827]

Just went there pretty

[@OurMillionAdventures]

Awesome! Hope it was fun!

[@christopherkline4418]

Went to school at Michigan Tech, makes me want to get back.

[@EvolvG]

❤❤❤❤

[@AshTheDuke]

hey you were there, i was 2 months away from making this vlog haha

[@JEREMIELEE]

👍👌

[@leviorourke7498]

Munising we hit randomly an had no reservations. We hit every tour an site we wanted on the spurt of the moment. I believe we went in may or june

[@larrygaul4405]

I went to college in Marquette, the U P is truly gods country. If I could make a living there, I’d never come back under the bridge!

[@yante777]

this is beautiful! what camera are you using.

[@OurMillionAdventures]

Thanks! This was shot with a Sony a6000, and gopro hero 5.

[@brittski1156]

yes !!! yes!!!! yes!!!!! the UP is absolutely beautiful!!!!! Been going there since I've been 4years old, almost feel like a Yooper myself!!! BUT..... hiking in the woods??? BE CAREFUL!!! The woods do have bears!!! And wolves!!!! And I've heard cats!!!

[@khue6377]

Wow ! You don’t have a family... you a full tribe that’s a great video thanks ... how do you manage so many babies

[@OurMillionAdventures]

It's challenging at times, but we enjoy it 😁

[@jennifergarner9595]

Can you share the waterfalls filmed here? We're planning our first family visit and I'd like to add them to our list of must-sees! Thanks!

[@OurMillionAdventures]

If my memory serves me right they were: Au Train Falls, Scott Falls, and Alger falls. If you do an online search for Upper Peninsula waterfalls it will bring up a list with pictures. Have a great time in the UP!

[@jennifergarner9595]

@@OurMillionAdventures thank you!

[@laylaviau1977]

i am from the U.P and it is pretty in the summer but it is really cold in the winter.

[@OurMillionAdventures]

It really is!

[@daniellehughes3116]

Can you share the Airbnb you stayed at? I can’t find one with kayaks in au train township.

[@OurMillionAdventures]

That one was on VRBO actually, I misspoke in the video. Search for property ID #675942

[@Brettwbeyer14]

Did you get a chance to see tequanemon falls. That's the best of all the waterfalls there. quite spectacular.

[@OurMillionAdventures]

We didn't, but heard it's spectacular. We definitely want to go back. Let us know all the good things we missed!

[@tdoutdoors6423]

Brettwbeyer14 yeah it is

[@John_Ridley]

@@OurMillionAdventures in the same area as Tehquamenon, check out the shipwreck museum at whitefish point

[@DaniEl-lv7hi]

I’m jealous of your life! I am hoping you have videos to show how to live this lifestyle!

[@jenniferw4068]

Learn animation and film like he did, then have a zillion children!!

[@OurMillionAdventures]

Lol, that's it ☝️

[@davidgilhousen-weatherwiza7931]

How could you forget Lakenenland? One man's junk is another man's art (Best Junkyard Art collection in the world)

[@joesmith1574]

Muldoon’s Pasties are the sh1t! They are the best pasties I’ve ever had!

[@CamaroSS9723]

Where is the waterfall that y'all were walking on with the drone footage? My wife is from the Yoop and we're about to move up there and we would like to go to that one, she's never been.

[@OurMillionAdventures]

It's called Au Train Falls, South of Au Train and just North of Dixon

[@darrenjoewatson]

👍😜

[@jenniferw4068]

What is the best season to go to the UP? I was there in the spring and it was awesome!!

[@OurMillionAdventures]

We were there closer to the fall and it was awesome too.

[@christinebicanic751]

As a Yooper, fall is the best. No bugs. However, there is a downside. With fall, you know that winter is on it's way.❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️

[@forbushmike2482]

Please keep us a secret up here :) We like being off the radar ha :)

[@cypenation9313]

Whats the name of the track!!? It's super catchy

[@OurMillionAdventures]

This video has several different tracks, but I assume you mean the last one. It's called Breath Again by Crystal Shards. You can find it on Epidemic Sound.

[@yinglian5831]

What’s the name of the waterfall at 3:00 where the kids played in

[@OurMillionAdventures]

Au Train Falls

[@matthewbauer2310]

Where did you find your Petoskey stones?

[@OurMillionAdventures]

I don't remember exactly it was somewhere near Mackinaw City, might have been the shore at Headlands International Dark Sky park. There's a public beach there at Trails End Bay. It wasn't the best spot, but we did find some fairly large rough chunks. They need to be polished.

[@matthewbauer2310]

Thanks!

[@comradeyuri8492]

Yah sure you betca !

[@rongossage2643]

ooo u liked the woods in the u.p huh ? lol

[@blauer2551]

Don’t forget a side of gravy with the pasty, and late July the flies can be unbearable. Our family gets up there as often as we can.

[@OurMillionAdventures]

Yes, the gravy!

[@arshadhussain5212]

beutyful peopls BEUTYFUL PLACE I LOVE AMERCANS

[@OurMillionAdventures]

thanks for watching!

[@naveengta]

5:22 beautiful

[@angelahayes3432]

Where was your air bnb located?

[@OurMillionAdventures]

It was a VRBO actually, in Au Train Township. I think I posted the link in another comment

[@-ChampionOfDeath-]

mi is the best

[@Trashfished]

Nice place, some real goofs up there tho.

[@mr9c1driver59]

When you go to the UP you have to stop at Mackinac Island for at least a day.

[@dave1uofm]

Invest in life vests not arm floaties for the kids

[@redstedman]

We touch FOUR great lakes

[@publiusvelocitor4668]

Michigan touches FIVE, if you count St. Claire.

[@Samantha-zv2yl]

Where are these waterfalls the kids could play in?

[@OurMillionAdventures]

Au Train Falls on the Au Train River. Power Dam Rd, Munising, Michigan

[@Samantha-zv2yl]

@@OurMillionAdventures thank you. Your channel is great 👍 I'm glad I found you today and subscribed after this video!

[@19cmjandro93]

As a yooper, I can honestly say that I have never heard our dialect called "yoopanese."

[@OurMillionAdventures]

Hey thanks for the comment! That's what I was told, but would love to know what you call it? Does it have a different name?

[@dereckvankirk6847]

Dowagiac Michigan holds the largest freshwater spring in Michigan you will never be able to see it because it is owned by the Indians on a reservation I got to see it once and swim in it it is roughly 80 ft deep and very cold at the bottom