One of our last day trips from St. Ignace was to Tahquamenon Falls. Tahquamenon, rhymes with phenomenon, would have been easier accessed from our Monocle Lake or even our Aune Osborn campsite. Everyone kept saying the falls were worth a visit. So, we made sure we visited.
There are two sets of falls. The lower falls is a series of falls around islands. You can rent a rowboat to head over to the island where a lot of people swim. As I was writing this article, I stumbled across the news that the park has just installed a pedestrian bridge to the island. So now there's a second option for accessing that area.
The upper falls are the larger and they are one of the larger waterfalls east of the Mississippi River. The falls are full of tannins and reminded me an awful lot of Blackwater Falls in WV.
If you're feeling ambitious, you can hike the four miles between the upper and lower falls. A vendor offers a one way ride in case you don't want to hike it round trip. We decided a hike described as strenuous on a rather hot day was not for us. We got plenty of exercise going down and up the sets of stairs at the Upper Falls, 94 steps for one view area and 116 for the other.
We enjoyed our Upper Peninsula visit. The Great Lakes are impressive. There's still a lot we didn't see and will probably try to incorporate in another visit to the area in the future.
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| Lower Falls area |
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| Lower falls series |
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| Upper Falls |
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