Waterfall tour of Michigan's Upper Peninsula - Tahquamenon Falls and more!

Waterfall tour of Michigan's UP
I've read that Michigan's Upper Peninsula hosts over 200 waterfalls. While quite a few of them are nothing more than falling rapids, there are some that will surprise you. Let us introduce you to a few of the waterfalls of Michigan's UP North.
We hope our videos inspire you to get off the couch and explore this beautiful country for yourselves.
Follow along as we discover some of the following waterfalls.
Fumee Falls, Bond Falls, Agate Falls, Presque Isle Falls, Jacob's Falls, Canyon Falls, Scott Falls, Alger Falls, Wagner Falls, Twin Falls, Munising Falls, Miner's Falls, Sable Falls and Tehquamenon Falls.
Leave a comment and let us know what favorite waterfalls you have visited on your travels!
Waterfalls were filmed in August, they should be more impressive in the spring with the rain and snow runoff.
Maps by Google
Music:
- Lucid Dreamer by Spazz Cardigan
- First Love by Wayne Jones
- Building Blocks by Nate Blaze
- Fond Memories by SYBS
- Panda Clan by DJ Williams
- Take me to the Depths by Midnight North
- Wishful Thinking by Dan Lebowitz
- Mr Sunny Face by Wayne Jones
- Tupelo Train by Chris Haugen

[@nickrigdon8883]

The Upper Peninsula really is God’s country. I’ve never felt more at one with nature then swimming in the cold fresh waters of the Tahquamenon River and letting the falls cascade over me. A few I still haven’t been to up there, I’ll have to get on that. Wonderful video, all the best

[@HaventSeenItYet]

Nick - glad you think the UP is God’s country also! Thanks for watching.

[@soniaknodt6258]

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[@richardhenk2118]

Michigan is one of the most beautiful states I lived there 70yrs all the wonders of the state I got to see lucky guy

[@HaventSeenItYet]

Richard Henk - glad you got to enjoy the wonderful parts of Michigan over the years. Glad to share the state with you.

[@organichoney6990]

Rainbow falls are so beautiful

[@HaventSeenItYet]

That’s one for us to look forward to for a future trip to the U.P.

[@everythingjimnmel]

I loved Bond Falls. Loved the “168 stairs” sign at Sable Falls.

[@brendapaul4383]

Our favorite is Tahquamenon falls, we go there as often as we can!

[@HaventSeenItYet]

Tahquamenon Falls is a great choice! Thanks for watching.

[@markcollins3418]

Spray falls along Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is my favorite. A couple times I've crawled through the thick brush with my collapsible chair, following Spray creek to the lakeshore. Transparent water plunges over the edge 50+ feet into lake Superior. Because you have to crawl, you're almost guaranteed to have it to yourself. A great way to spend a sunny, summer afternoon.

[@blocksandy]

Beautiful video. Love how you showed the location map between the different falls. This video has definitely helped my decision to explore UP.

[@HaventSeenItYet]

Glad you found the video helpful. Thanks for watching!

[@suesarver8958]

Didn't realize there are so many beautiful waterfalls in our state!! Felt like I was right along with you. Keep up the good work!

[@HaventSeenItYet]

sue sarver - thanks. Yes, there were a lot of wonderful waterfalls. There were a several we missed simply because we ran out of time. I think we hit quite a few of the major ones though. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@LuckyDawgProductionsModerator]

Wow! This is a fantastic video showcasing the beauty of these U.P. waterfalls! I've only been to Tahquamenon Falls years ago. We stayed in a cabin in Paradise and went on up to Whitefish Point. So beautiful. I turned that trip into a Pasty Tasting Tour. My grandfather was born in Cornwall, and we grew up eating Cornish Pasties! My comfort food! Haha. New sub here. I'm the other half of Lucky Dawg Productions. Thanks for following us.

[@jeannettemiller641]

We will have to visit some of these next year. Great job! Beautiful scenery!

[@HaventSeenItYet]

You’ll enjoy the all the falls. I would think the water flow would be even greater in the spring.

[@paule4696]

For a real treat visit the Twin Falls in Munising in winter. That little trickle of water becomes an enormous ice formation. You'll need snowshoes but the trail is very manageable and there are few people. Sable Falls is in Grand Marais not Seney. Did those 168 Stairs on snowshoes. That was an adventure. Dead River falls in Marquette is not featured in this video but is one of my favorites although you'll need good hiking shoes and need to be able to navigate very primitive trails.

[@Linda-9037]

You have given such a huge generous gift by sharing this video...It took my breath away...non stop beauty..unbelievable..I never could have even imagined such beauty..Thank you, Thank you, Thank you...I have arthritis and could never walked those trails...you brought them to me.........Thank you.

[@HaventSeenItYet]

We're glad we could bring the waterfalls to you! Thank you for watching and your kind comments.

[@tmaxx2586]

you need to go to most of this in the winter. I find they are the best then.

[@HaventSeenItYet]

Maybe we’ll try that sometime, thanks for the suggestion. Thanks for watching.

[@melaniegroendyke765]

Love waterfalls. Thank you for the beautiful video.

[@HaventSeenItYet]

Thank you!

[@RobertSmith-li2eu]

And I may add I think you guys did a very good job on the video I enjoyed it thank you

[@HaventSeenItYet]

Thank you for watching!

[@DT-xs8lt]

Very nice preview of “some” of the falls up here. Many other beautiful falls you may not know of. In Marquette County alone, there are 110 waterfalls to visit. Some are not spectacular, but gives you an idea of the number and variety. There is a 3 book series on the waterfalls of Michigan that anyone should review before coming up here. Living up here in the UP we have marked out 15 waterfalls to “discover” each summer within 90 miles of where we live. Truly blessed to live up here.

[@HaventSeenItYet]

Yes, there are a ton of waterfalls in the UP. Love your idea of visiting several each year. Gives us reasons to come back to see the ones we had to skip. Thanks for watching!

[@robingallion8564]

Thanks for sharing. Gorgeous

[@HaventSeenItYet]

Thank you and thanks for the watching!

[@juliemiller-diebold393]

I wish we would have watched this video before our trip to UP. Canyon Falls my favorite.

[@HaventSeenItYet]

Thanks for watching!

[@jxiro1]

New sub thank you for the information! Great video! I just woke and had a dream I was exploring water falls so now I’m here. lol

[@HaventSeenItYet]

Glad we could help with your dream exploring waterfalls. Thanks for watching!

[@rand49er]

In the very warm summer of 2012, we boated along the west shore of Grand Island. We came ashore at one falls that fell off the 25 ft cliffs into Lake Superior. It was beautiful. Let's hope future generations can hold off "development" of the U.P. so we can preserve its beauty for centuries to come.

[@HaventSeenItYet]

The boat trip sounds like a great way to visit the area, especially during a hot summer. Thanks for watching!

[@joeljeffery8704]

The Douglas Houghton Falls and the Hungarian Falls by Lauium and Lake Linden in Houghton county are the best You must see them Douglas Houghton is over a 100 feet high.

[@HaventSeenItYet]

Joel Jeffery - thanks for the recommendation! We’ll have put that on the list of falls to visit.

[@danderyke7727]

Currently there is very little water going over the Hungarian Falls. Not worth the walk to the upper fallls

[@Hub52]

Thanks for the memories, when I was young my brother and I visited about 90% of these falls...I could almost smell the fresh air!

[@HaventSeenItYet]

Glad we could bring those memories back for you. Thanks for watching!

[@loispoe4849]

So beautiful

[@HaventSeenItYet]

Thanks for watching!

[@dawnroberts8701]

What a delight to find your channel and treat myself to this adventure. When I was capable of driving longer distances, my son and I visited Bond, Munising, and Tahquamenon Falls. Bond remains my favorite but I discovered a couple on the video that called to me. Thank you!

[@HaventSeenItYet]

Glad you enjoyed the waterfall video. Thank you for watching and the kind comment!

[@jmcguire5548]

On the Black river near Bessemer. 7 beautiful waterfalls between Hwgy 2 and lake Superior.

[@HaventSeenItYet]

J McGuire - thanks for letting us know about those 7 waterfalls. We'll have to visit them the next time we're in the area. Thanks for watching!

[@finpainter1]

you were close to the Falls river falls in Lanse but missed them

[@HaventSeenItYet]

Yeah, there were several falls we were close to but we just ran out of time to get to all of them. Gives us good reason to visit again. Thanks for watching!

[@finpainter1]

@@HaventSeenItYet Several falls from the old power house to the new one in town.

[@finpainter1]

Several falls on river from the old power house to town entering Lake Superior

[@suprememusicmaster]

I have seen Bond Falls, Agate Falls, Munising Falls, Alger Falls and Wagner Falls at least once, and the Tahquamenon Falls several times, some via the Toonerville Trolley...They never get boring! Recently, I got to check out Jacob's Falls in the Keewenaw, but equally as beautiful are the Manganese Falls near Copper Harbor, Silver River Falls and Eagle River Falls in the town of Eagle River, as well as Ocqueoc Falls in the Lower Peninsula...There is O'Kun De Kun Falls, too! Hopefully, you will profile more of them at some point, but you now have me marking Sable, Canyon and Twin Waterfalls on my next visit to the U.P. You might also want to profile a few lighthouses and bridges, as well...I recommend the Portage Lake Bridge in Houghton, the Keystone Bridge in Ramsey, The Cut River Bridge near Epoufette, the oldest covered bridge The Whites Covered Bridge in Ionia County, the Fallasburg Covered Bridge near Lowell, the Langley Covered Bridge near Centreville and Three Rivers, the Zehnder's Holz Brucke in Frankenmuth and of course, the Ambassador Bridge, the Blue Water Bridge, the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge and the Mighty Mackinac!!!

[@HaventSeenItYet]

Thanks for the ideas! We knew we didn’t hit all the waterfalls when we were up there (only so much you can do in 9 days), so I guess we’ll have to go back someday. We did visit quite a few places on our trip to the U.P. including several light houses, we just haven’t documented them into a video. Thank you very much for watching and the wonderful ideas and the great comments.

[@7.62dog5]

There is a book my wife bought. Has all the falls We toured a few. Some no one would ever know are there without a local. Or the book.

[@HaventSeenItYet]

We had a great time visiting as many falls as we could in 9 days. Thanks for watching!

[@anton-scottgoustin5425]

Gotta see Bond Falls now! Close to my house in Ironwood! short drive, eh?

[@HaventSeenItYet]

Yes, you should take the trip to Bond Falls. Have fun.

[@2blessed2]

Have been to Taquanomon falls for sure and I think the Sable falls- I definitely remember doing lots of stairs🤣. Fun story: my SIL thought it was a short hike between the lower( where we started) T falls and the upper and that it was boardwalk the whole way. There were 8 adults, a 9 month old who wasnt walking yet, and 1 dog. One adult was diabetic, 2 with bad knees and one very overweight/ out of shape person. We had NO snacks, and no water. It was mid summer. The trail was beautiful but we were not smart at all and it's surprising no one ended up in the hospital. Everyone made it and we proudly tell the story regularly. 😅 We are visiting the u.p. again this summer. Hope to see more. Well be sharing your video with my fellow plane

[@HaventSeenItYet]

Glad everyone made it safely on the Tahquamenon Falls hike. Enjoy the U.P. this summer and thanks for watching.

[@stephanieferguerson2730]

I have visited all of them I'm a Michigan native but now I live in South Carolina I couldn't take the cold winter no more I lived in Flint

[@HaventSeenItYet]

South Carolina is beautiful, especially if you don’t like icy/snowy winters. Sometimes winters can be kind of harsh here in Michigan. Thanks for watching!

[@erniesmith4344]

Nicely done!

[@HaventSeenItYet]

Thanks for the visit

[@bethturner6968]

Saw sable falls

[@imscanon]

If you haven't visited Tahquamenon Falls in the fall when all the leaves are turning you have to put it on your bucket list. It's spectacular. I enjoyed it far more than Niagara. It's just breathtaking.

[@HaventSeenItYet]

Thanks for the suggestion. We’ll have to put that on our color tour plans. Thanks for watching.

[@donmiles9083]

Beautiful! What more can be said? Thanks for posting this.

[@HaventSeenItYet]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching.

[@grontek]

Thank You.

[@rogeliogamez2418]

Thanks great video love it

[@HaventSeenItYet]

Thank you for watching!

[@nancycostley5551]

I appreciated this as I'm trying to hit several waterfalls on a trip next week for my husband to get to his 50th state. It felt better than just seeing a flat picture. If you have any favorites from further east, let me know. We will be driving up from Minneapolis to the Apostle Islands in Wisconsin and then cutting across northern Michigan before heading south to Green Bay where he has friends.

[@HaventSeenItYet]

Nancy Costley - tell your husband good job on his 50th state! My wife has 48 under her belt (Rhode Island and Hawaii to go). If you get as far East as Tehququamenon Falls, go up to Whitefish Point Shipwreck museum. They have relics from the Edmund Fitzgerald.

[@nancycostley5551]

@@HaventSeenItYet OK, thanks. I will tell my husband. I made 50 a few years ago when he took me to Alaska for our 25th anniversary.

[@HaventSeenItYet]

Nancy Costley - well congratulations to you too on your 50 states!

[@LuckyDawgProductions]

Cool video. Enjoyed seeing all the waterfalls. Just subbed to you.

[@HaventSeenItYet]

Thank you. Subbed back!

[@LuckyDawgProductions]

@@HaventSeenItYet Thanks. Your video was beautifully filmed.

[@canoedist]

Well worth the drive up Black River Rd. to hike the stairs and see all the waterfalls between Bessemer and Black River harbor along the Black River. Also worth the hike to see Laughing Whitefish Falls north of M-94 on the Laughing Whitefish River. (Alger County?) Many many more falls to see as well. Something a bit different? Check the Victoria Dam/impoundment/power station on the Middle branch of the Ontonagon River near the old ghost town of Victoria (being restored) in Ontonagon County. One more falls? How 'bout Kakabika Falls north of Marenisco and US 2 in Gogebic County. Just a small drop in a BIG bucket list of MI waterfalls...and more.

[@HaventSeenItYet]

That’s quite a list for us to hit the next time we visit the U.P. Thanks for the suggestions. Our last visit we tried to hit as many of the UP sites and waterfalls we could get to in our 9 day visit. Thanks for watching!

[@thomaspeterson5693]

Beautiful video. I'm planning a trip to Bond and Agate falls. Plan is to leave Antigo late Christmas day tomorrow 2021 to see them in the ice. Thank you for telling me about all the other ones. I saw the ones at Presque Isle in October on a trip to the Porcupine Mountains for my birthday.

[@HaventSeenItYet]

Have a great trip! Thanks for watching

[@greggdsciotto8952]

Thank you!!

[@HaventSeenItYet]

Thanks for watching!

[@LifeWithMikeandMJ]

Wow gorgeous

[@HaventSeenItYet]

Mike and MJs RV Adventures - Thanks! That was only the easy to get to waterfalls. There are more that require a little bit of a hike, more than we had time to get to. We covered a lot of ground in the 10 days we had, and still ran out of time. . If you’re ever up in Michigan/Wisconsin you need to travel a little further to the UP.

[@Trumpster71]

Great video

[@HaventSeenItYet]

Thanks for watching!

[@bethneu6297]

Thank you very much for taking the time to put this video together. The photography was great and I especially liked that you showed us where they are located on a map - that's very helpful! We will be visiting the UP soon.

[@HaventSeenItYet]

Thank you for watching and we’re glad you enjoyed it! We hope you have a wonderful and safe trip to the UP.

[@beattheswissable]

Thank you for your great video! We’re off to Michigan in 1 month, so this was a very timely discovery! I love your informative comments. We will definitely visit some of these falls on our trip!

[@HaventSeenItYet]

Beat Rohrer - thanks for watching! August (that was the time of year we filmed the video) should be a nice time to visit, hopefully the weather will cooperate. Safe travels.

[@beattheswissable]

@@HaventSeenItYet it’s interesting that you went in August as well. How much should we worry about bugs during that season, we wonder?

[@HaventSeenItYet]

@@beattheswissable - we filmed this video in August of 2019, the bugs were not bad then. Not sure how it will be this August in the UP. The mosquitoes are bad right now in the Lower Peninsula from all the rain we had a few weeks ago.

[@beattheswissable]

@@HaventSeenItYet thank you for your quick response, we really appreciate it!

[@mdimp1468]

Very nice

[@HaventSeenItYet]

Thanks for watching!

[@johnterry8890]

Thank you so very much for sharing this! We are taking a week off from the madness and staying in a paradise area. This video will be our guide. Will report back on where we went. 😀 thank you again.

[@HaventSeenItYet]

Glad we could help! Have a great time. There a more waterfalls than we listed, we simply ran out of time on some days to visit them all. Let us know what your favorite falls were. Thanks for watching!

[@markesselstynmiller747]

I have been to all the ones shown. My favorite is Bond Falls then Miners Falls. There is about 300 falls in the UP with many in the Porcupine mountains State Park.

[@HaventSeenItYet]

Obviously you love waterfalls too. Your favorites are some of ours also. We visited the ones along the Black River last fall on our way home from Minnesota. Thanks for watching!

[@Lexicologist71]

I've seen oodles of waterfalls up there. I never saw Sable Falls. There is a wide falls near Ontanagon. I think I jumped from a cliff just downstream from Canyon Falls. That was a hoot.

[@CaminoTurtle]

In the future, please lower the volume of the music as the louder music drowns out your speaking. Thanks for all your hard work and sharing of great video images.

[@HaventSeenItYet]

Thanks for watching!

[@dvferyance]

No I haven't seen it yet. But I will soon.

[@HaventSeenItYet]

Nice! Enjoy

[@RyanisRude]

I recently went up to the U.P. And I saw one water fall. But I sadly didn’t get footage of it.

[@HaventSeenItYet]

RyanCoolVids - the U.P. Is a great place. Maybe next time you can get some footage of waterfalls.

[@jasonlitchfield7903]

Canyon Bond Agate yellow fish

[@harryten]

Wondering are more of the roads you took paved, thinking about a motorcycle trip?

[@HaventSeenItYet]

We filmed this video in 2019, so we were searching our memory on the roads and conditions. Just talking about the waterfalls we showed in the video, at least 90% were off from paved roads (if not all of them). Enjoy your trip. Thanks for watching!

[@johnsimpson8268]

I'm from LANSING. In New Mexico currently. Your video made me so homesick. MICHIGAN really is very beautiful. Thank you.

[@HaventSeenItYet]

Sorry you’re homesick for Michigan, you’ll have to come visit soon. Thanks for watching!

[@rayngrace]

All these waterfalls and no one seems to be soaking in it. Are the waters not safe? Thanks for sharing

[@HaventSeenItYet]

Rei Matsuo - thanks for watching! We try not to include crowds in our videos when possible. There were a lot of people having fun at the bottom of Bond Falls and the “lower” Tehququamenon falls though and some did appear in the video. At some of the falls we were the only ones there (or very few others). We would say the cold water would be the biggest deterrent from swimming in the water.

[@rayngrace]

@@HaventSeenItYet thanks for replying. We're going to add these places to our Bucket List. Thanks for introducing these places.

[@edadams3685]

The water is not that warm for most of the year

[@j.r.outdoors247]

This is an awesome video and some great info. Thanks for sharing. Do you know if they allow drones to fly by the falls. I am hoping to make a tour this summer and would like to get some drone footage.

[@HaventSeenItYet]

When we visited these waterfalls We didn’t have a drone, and didn’t really pay attention if there were any signs. Only guessing, maybe the ones (like Bond Falls, etc) inside state parks might not allow it. Do your research at each location. Maybe someone else will comment.

[@j.r.outdoors247]

@@HaventSeenItYet what time of year did you visit? Didnt seem too crowded.

[@HaventSeenItYet]

@@j.r.outdoors247 - We visited the middle of August - we try to avoid the crowds when possible.

[@j.r.outdoors247]

@@HaventSeenItYet What were the temperatures like and how were the mosquitos.

[@HaventSeenItYet]

@@j.r.outdoors247 - we didn’t have mosquitoes much, when we did we brought out the mosquito thermocell - www.thermacell.com/products/backpacker-repeller Temperatures were very comfortable, I remember wearing t-shirts and shorts most of the 10 days we were gone.

[@naturedude222]

I love waterfalls too. Your video of all of the falls is great. Only one complaint. Please spell Tahquamenon correctly in your title. It is easy to edit. It almost turned me off from watching. I have a special place in my heart for Tahquamenon Falls and river. We live there. Thanks in advance.

[@HaventSeenItYet]

Thanks for watching and catching my typo. Change has been made.

[@Lisa-Tahiti]

I would love to visit all these falls. Where is a good place to stay when touring these falls and how many days would you need? I live in the Southwest so it would be a big trek up to the UP for me. We have so much desert here I need to see green (lol).

[@HaventSeenItYet]

Lisa, yes you should come visit all those waterfalls in Michigan's U.P. We didn't even hit them all! We spent 9 nights in 9 different places all over the UP, but if you want one spot you can visit the most waterfalls, Munising would probably be the place to stay. I think there were about 9-12 waterfalls within 1 hour of Munising. The UP has a ton of things to offer in addition to the waterfalls. Things we think you should visit are Mackinac Island (it's like going back in time with the horse drawn carriages and bikes -- no autos allowed) , the Mackinaw Bridge, the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum in Whitefish Point, dozens of lighthouses on Lake Michigan and Lake Superior, The Big Spring near Manistique, Fayette Historic State Park, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, the ski jump in Iron Mountain, Copper or Iron Mine tours, the list could go on and on. Make sure you try a "Pastie" (read reviews, some are better than others) while you're there and don't forget the World Famous Mackinaw Fudge. While we live in lower Michigan and have visited the UP several times, we haven't visited ALL of the great places yet. If you discover something new, let us know. Have a great trip!

[@jays9611]

what you called twin falls is commonly called tannary. and in the spring theres 3 falls

[@jays9611]

and there are several more falls upstream at wagner falls and you missed some really good falls just a few minutes drive from falls you stopped at but very nice video

[@HaventSeenItYet]

Jay S - thanks for the tip on the other falls, something for us to try to hit the next time we're in the area. Thanks for watching!

[@greghuffman3061]

somehow i missed Munising falls even though i spent the night in munising

[@HaventSeenItYet]

That gives you a reason to visit Munising again.

[@greghuffman3061]

@@HaventSeenItYet true. it might be a while till i get back to it though as im living near nashville and have to get to utah next haha. but i have a friend that lives in detroit and i can couch crash with him when im in the area

[@edadams3685]

I wish you had showed the falls river in lanse it is much prettier then a few had shown

[@HaventSeenItYet]

Thanks for the tip, we’ll have to check it out the next time we’re in the area. Thanks for watching!

[@mgt2010fla]

What about the falls on the Black River in the western UP?

[@HaventSeenItYet]

The beauty of the U.P. is there are hundreds of waterfalls there, really no way we could hit them all in a one week vacation. Something to look forward to on our next adventure to the U.P. Thanks for watching!

[@nmuguy]

You missed many beautiful falls that were very close to your route.

[@HaventSeenItYet]

Phil - yes, we were aware of that when we took the trip. Just not enough time to visit everything we wanted to. Nine days is just not enough. Guess we’ll have to visit again to catch what we missed previously. 😀

[@tamib906]

Saaaable Falls is in Grand Marais.

[@MsFlyingdove]

** tanner and olsen falls aka twin falls has been closed off last summer (2021)***

[@HaventSeenItYet]

Good information for anyone planning to visit this winter and maybe spring of 2022. Looks like it will open back up after trail reconstruction sometime in 2022 according to this webpage michigannature.org/news/article/Twin-Waterfalls-Closure.html

[@organichoney6990]

Don't remember the name of the falls but my cousin and I found a cave behind the falls we were kids with no fear

[@monteperry6605]

Dead river falls

[@HaventSeenItYet]

Nice. Thanks for watching!