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Eight Things To See and Do at Soo Locks Park in Sault Ste. Marie

Eight Things To See and Do at Soo Locks Park in Sault Ste. Marie

March 25, 2024
by Jonathan Katje
Family Trips

Sault Ste. Marie is Michigan’s oldest city and home to the Soo Locks, a marvel of engineering that allows large freighters to transit the elevation…

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Grand Traverse Lighthouse on Lake Michigan - Leelanau State Park

Grand Traverse Lighthouse on Lake Michigan – Leelanau State Park

September 24, 2015
by Jonathan Katje
Lighthouses

The Leelanau Peninsula that separates Lake Michigan and Grand Traverse Bay is known for its scenic beauty, abundance of wineries, excellent fishing near Northport, and…

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Sturgeon Point Lighthouse Historic Site - Lake Huron

Sturgeon Point Lighthouse Historic Site – Lake Huron

April 12, 2015
by Jonathan Katje
Lighthouses

The stretch of Lake Huron shoreline between the Saginaw Bay and Alpena was a rough one for mariners in the 1800s, which led to the…

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NOAA Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center - Alpena

NOAA Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center – Alpena

March 8, 2015
by Jonathan Katje
Family Trips, Museums

On a recent trip to Alpena and the northern Lake Huron shore, we stumbled upon a local museum that fits perfect into my interests of…

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10 Lake Superior Lighthouses You Can Enter

10 Lake Superior Lighthouses You Can Enter

December 29, 2014
by Jonathan Katje
Lighthouses

Lake Superior can be the most treacherous of the Great Lakes for mariners, with the passage near Whitefish Point alone accounting for at least 240…

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