Upper Peninsula, Michigan | Lake Michigan Destinations

Traveling Through Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

Some people say that you aren’t really UP NORTH until you’ve crossed the Mackinac Bridge. Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has shoreline along Lake Michigan and Lake Superior, and those destinations along Lake Michigan are worth the trip!
Highway 2 takes you along most of the Lake Michigan shoreline between the “Mighty Mac” bridge and Escanaba, and provides beautiful scenery along the way of Lake Michigan and natural wooded areas.

Scroll down for more information on the towns in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula which along the northern shore of Lake Michigan, such as Manistique and Escanaba.

Upper Peninsula Michigan Destinations

There’s nothing like being “Up North” and we think you will want to linger in this beautiful region, filled with outstanding Lake Michigan Destinations. 

Here are but a few of the towns which are delightful to discover in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula:

Upper Peninsula Lake Michigan Map

Upper Peninsula Lake Michigan Lighthouses

Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (UP) has lighthouses on Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, and Lake Huron.

  • Seul Choix Point Lighthouse, Gulliver
  • Manistique East Breakwater Lighthouse, Manistique
  • Poverty Island Lighthouse, Poverty
  • St. Martin Island Lighthouse, Garden
  • Peninsula Point Lighthouse, Rapid River
  • Eleven Foot Shoal, Escanaba
  • Minneapolis Shoal Light, Escanaba
  • Sand Point Lighthouse, Escanaba
  • Escanaba Crib Light, Escanaba
  • Cedar River Lighthouse, Escanaba
  • Menominee North Pier Light, Menominee

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Lake Michigan water

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