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I have driven through the UP East-to-West and West-to-East several times, but am most familiar with Pictured Rocks and Munising area generally. [These images are from that area… https://photos.stanhalpin.com/p355522230 <https://photos.stanhalpin.com/p355522230> ] Other images from that general area: https://photos.stanhalpin.com/p735513422 <https://photos.stanhalpin.com/p735513422> On the west end of Munising, on MI-28, is (or was anyway…) a small walk-in/carry-out restaurant, IMHO one of the best sources of Cornish Pasties. But you will have many opportunities for this “local” dish throughout the UP. [In the late 1800s, early 1900s there were many immigrants from Cornwall to the UP, attracted by the copper mining and related jobs. Meg’s grandparents were part of that…] Just a bit west of Munising, Marquette is a nice college town with good lakefront, good brew pubs. There are numerous waterfalls and small lakes in the Hiawatha National Forest, SE of Munising. If you drive east from Munising, staying as close to Superior as you can, as far as Deer Park on CR-H58 there are multiple spots with good access to the lakeshore etc. Driving back west on US 2, Manistique has nice lakefront parks on the Lake Michigan shoreline. Tahquamenon Falls State Park and Seney National Wildlife Refuge are both worth the trip! If/when you get as far east as Tahquamenon Falls, it wouldn’t be that much further off to the NE to Sault St. Marie and the Soo Locks. I recommend Lakeshore Drive which branches off of MI-123 a bit south of Paradise, takes you to a junction with I-75 a bit south of Sault St. Marie. Or SE to St. Ignace, a short ferry ride to Mackinac Island. If you get that far east, the Straits State Park just SW of Ignace provides great viewpoints of the Mackinaw Straits bridge. At the western end of I have been told that the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park is also good but haven’t made it there yet. A link that may be useful… https://www.michigan.org/article/trip-idea/list-enchanting-michigan-waterfalls-visit-year-round <https://www.michigan.org/article/trip-idea/list-enchanting-michigan-waterfalls-visit-year-round> Enjoy! Stan > On Jun 30, 2021, at 10:31 AM, collinb@brendemuehl.net wrote: > > Going to the UP for the first time. > > What are the best places to shoot? > > > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > https://www.avg.com > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Excellent set. Pure Michigan! Paul > On Jun 30, 2021, at 4:04 PM, Stanley Halpin <stan@stans-photography.info> wrote: > > I have driven through the UP East-to-West and West-to-East several times, but am most familiar with Pictured Rocks and Munising area generally. > [These images are from that area… https://photos.stanhalpin.com/p355522230 <https://photos.stanhalpin.com/p355522230> ] > > Other images from that general area: https://photos.stanhalpin.com/p735513422 <https://photos.stanhalpin.com/p735513422> > > On the west end of Munising, on MI-28, is (or was anyway…) a small walk-in/carry-out restaurant, IMHO one of the best sources of Cornish Pasties. But you will have many opportunities for this “local” dish throughout the UP. [In the late 1800s, early 1900s there were many immigrants from Cornwall to the UP, attracted by the copper mining and related jobs. Meg’s grandparents were part of that…] > > Just a bit west of Munising, Marquette is a nice college town with good lakefront, good brew pubs. > > There are numerous waterfalls and small lakes in the Hiawatha National Forest, SE of Munising. If you drive east from Munising, staying as close to Superior as you can, as far as Deer Park on CR-H58 there are multiple spots with good access to the lakeshore etc. Driving back west on US 2, Manistique has nice lakefront parks on the Lake Michigan shoreline. > > Tahquamenon Falls State Park and Seney National Wildlife Refuge are both worth the trip! > > If/when you get as far east as Tahquamenon Falls, it wouldn’t be that much further off to the NE to Sault St. Marie and the Soo Locks. I recommend Lakeshore Drive which branches off of MI-123 a bit south of Paradise, takes you to a junction with I-75 a bit south of Sault St. Marie. Or SE to St. Ignace, a short ferry ride to Mackinac Island. If you get that far east, the Straits State Park just SW of Ignace provides great viewpoints of the Mackinaw Straits bridge. > > At the western end of I have been told that the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park is also good but haven’t made it there yet. > > A link that may be useful… > https://www.michigan.org/article/trip-idea/list-enchanting-michigan-waterfalls-visit-year-round <https://www.michigan.org/article/trip-idea/list-enchanting-michigan-waterfalls-visit-year-round> > > > Enjoy! > > Stan > > >> On Jun 30, 2021, at 10:31 AM, collinb@brendemuehl.net wrote: >> >> Going to the UP for the first time. >> >> What are the best places to shoot? >> >> >> >> -- >> This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. >> https://www.avg.com >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. > > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.