Tahquamenon Falls State Park stretches almost 52,000 acres, and the beauty of it is the waterfalls of the Tahquamenon River. The Upper Falls run more than 200 feet across, with a drop of 50 feet, and up to 50,000 gallons cascade per second. The Lower Falls, located four miles downstream, feature five smaller cascading waterfalls around an island. Tahquamenon Falls State Park is open year-round and provides visitors an ample opportunity to hike and photograph the falls. In the winter, guests cross-country ski or snowmobile down marked trails.
The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum is open from May to October and teaches guests about the fury of shipwrecks through museum artifacts and exhibits. The museum also shows a 20-minute presentation of Mystery of the Edmund Fitzgerald, the most famous of the Great Lakes shipwrecks and how the Historical Society recovered her bell. While at Whitefish Point, tour the 1923 Surfboat House, which served as a rescue station, and the light keepers quarters of the lighthouse.
The Soo Locks let ships pass through Lake Superior and the other Great Lakes, and are the largest waterway system. On your two-hour tour, you will travel through the locks, by cruising under railroad bridges and entering Canadian waters. The narrator will show you Canada's newly restored lock and you will experience the St. Mary's Rapids. Eventually, the boat will start back to lower shoreline and allow you to enjoy the sights of Sault Ste. Marie.
During the third weekend of August each summer, the Wild Blueberry Festival occurs on the Whitefish Bay shoreline. The event includes activities like Blueberry Brunch, the Blueberry Arts and Craft Fair, and the Blueberry Jamboree, featuring horse-drawn carriage rides and a variety of folk music. Established in 1876, the Centennial Cranberry Farm runs from May to October, though cranberries are harvested in October. The farm offers tours for $10 a car, and includes watching the machines and seeing written displays and photos. After the tour, you may walk and see the berries growing on the vines.
