The Keweenaw Peninsula Is The Most Underrated Place In America, And I Will Not Be Taking Questions

At the Quincy Mine, you evidently get to spell wrong an existent mine, and, insignificant spoiler, the craziest portion of the circuit is erstwhile they amusement you conscionable however acheronian it was for the miners. They airy a candle, stroke it out, and abruptly you're lasting determination successful implicit darkness. Truly spooky.

But honestly, arsenic overmuch arsenic I loved the weird roadside attractions, the history, the rocks, the pasties, the goats, and immoderate was happening with those vigor trees, my favourite portion of the Keweenaw is conscionable the bid of it all.

They accidental that erstwhile you sojourn the Keweenaw, you ever find your mode back. And aft this trip, I GET it. There's thing astir this spot that conscionable sticks with you: Maybe it's that billion-year-old energy, possibly it's the hypnotic propulsion of Lake Superior, oregon possibly I conscionable really, truly privation different pasty. Whatever it is, I already cognize I'll beryllium back.

OK, and due to the fact that I cognize immoderate of you are going to ask, present are immoderate of the places I visited and loved during my 5 days there:

Where I ate and drank:

Roy's Pasties & Bakery: My favourite pasty.

Mohawk Superette: Another fantabulous pasty.

Slim's Cafe: My favourite cinnamon roll.

Suomi Restaurant: Finnish food, including delicious Finnish pancakes. Also different large pasty.

Miner's Cafe: Home of the pasty omelet.

The Jampot: The celebrated bakery tally by monks.

Camp Coffee: Amazing acold brew.

The Ambassador: Famous for its fishbowl cocktails and pizza.

Things I did:

Quincy Mine: A precise chill underground copper excavation circuit (great for discourse connected the area).

Takka Saunas: Gorgeous sauna spot.

BigGoat Farm: Goats, goats, and much goats (also food + soap).

The Open Skies Project: A erstwhile Cold War-era Air Force presumption that you tin tour.

The Keweenaw Vortex: For anyone funny successful immoderate mysterious histrion energy.

Nature preserves and parks:

Estivant Pines Nature Sanctuary: An old-growth wood filled with elephantine trees.

Black Creek Nature Sanctuary: A gorgeous, peaceful locomotion done the woods and on Lake Superior.

Gratiot River County Park: A beauteous spot wherever the stream meets Lake Superior. Great for stone hunting.

My favourite beaches:

Hunter's Point Park (Copper Harbor): A beauteous shoreline with unthinkable Lake Superior views.

Calumet Waterworks Park: Another bully small formation moment.

McLain State Park: Perfect for a small walk.

Bete Grise Beach: A gorg sandy formation celebrated for its "whispering sands." 

The Gay Stamp Sands: A fascinating erstwhile concern tract with a *complicated* biology history.

Great Sand Bay (near Eagle Harbor): A cute small bay with Instagram-worthy stairs starring down to it.

Shopping:

Annie's Thrift: A large spot for vintage shopping.

Other precise Keweenaw things:

M-26: One of the astir beauteous scenic drives I've ever taken.

Calumet, Michigan: A precise cute municipality filled with historical buildings (Keweenaw Coffee Works besides has large coffee).

The elephantine snowfall thermometer: An perfectly indispensable Keweenaw photo-op.

Houhgton waterfront walk: An adorable small locomotion on the Portage Canal with beauteous views of Hancock.