Tahquamenon Falls

                                              

Lower Falls

                                      
Have you ever wondered where on earth you could possibly go to a brewery, eat a fresh whitefish dinner or buffalo burger, sit by a fire in a logging camp, hiking, fishing, camping, enjoying the beauty of nature, and experience the breathtaking view of the 2nd largest waterfall east of the Mississippi (Niagara Falls being the first) all in one place?  Wonder no more - Tahquamenon Falls in Newberry, Michigan is the place to be!

       The upper falls are the more scenic and are easily                   accessible.  At 50   feet high, and 200 feet wide, the                                                              upper falls is one of the largest waterfalls east of the

Lower Falls

Mississippi River. It is short walk from the parking lot to the falls, and there are several nice vantage points reachable by stairs. There is also a microbrewery at the upper falls, a gift shop and icecream.

There is a trail between the upper and the lower falls. It is 4+ miles, with some ups and downs, mostly through woods well above the river. The river is quite calm between the two falls.

Upper Falls

This is one place that I loved going to when I was growing up.  We would go during the summer when family came to visit, or in the fall to see all the pretty colors of the fall trees.  It is so beautiful in the fall with the sun hitting the trees and lighting them up over the falls.  If you can take the cold, winter is another excellent time to go.  When it is cold enough, you will see the most breath taking ice formations throughout the falls as the water began to freeze and eventually froze over.

For more information on the falls or to see other pictures from different seasons, please visit one of the following websites: http://www.tahquamenonfallsbrewery.com
http://www.exploringthenorth.com/tahqua/tahqua.html
http://www.newberrytourism.com/index.php?page=Tahquamenon_Falls

The above pictures are from my personal collection.