Attractions: amusement parks, casinos, farms & mills, historic sites, lighthouses, museums, tours, wineries, zoos, planetariums, and waterfalls.

Grand Sable Banks and Dunes [Natural Attractions], Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Five mile stretch of 275-foot banks rising from Lake Superior. Topped by 85-foot high Grand Sable Dunes covering five-square mile area.

Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum & Whitefish Point Light Station, 18335 North Whitefish Point Road, Paradise, MI 49768, Phone: (906) 492-3747. Take a trip back in time on a guided tour of the fully restored 1861 light keepers quarters of the oldest active light on Lake Superior or explore the haunting world of shipwrecks in the museum gallery. Artifacts from 13 local shipwrecks, the tribute to the Fitzgerald and the men lost with that vessel. Our theater shows a 15 minute video that tells the mysterious story of the sinking. Shipwreck Coast Gift Shop. The quarters features period furnishings, descriptive panels and artifacts from the days of the U.S. Lighthouse and Life Saving Services. The Crews Quarters are available year round for our overnight guests, when the museum is closed to regular visitors between Nov. 1 to April 30th, those staying in the Crews Quarters are entitled to a private tour and free membership to the Shipwreck Society.

Lower Tahquamenon Falls [Waterfalls], Tahquamenon River, 9 miles west of Paradise.

Whitefish Point Bird Observatory [Wildlife Viewing], 6914 N Whitefish Point Road, Paradise, MI 49768, Phone: (906) 492-3596.

Dining & Food: Great places to dine!

Paradise Pizza Factory [Pizzeria Restaurant], 8165 North M 123, Paradise, MI 49768, Phone: (906) 492-3663

Accommodations: Where to stay in and around town!

Cloud Nine Cottages [Resort], 6720 North M-123, Paradise, MI 49768, Phone: (906) 492-3434

Lost Lake Resort [Resort], 36186 West Lost Lake Road, Paradise, MI 49768, Phone: (906) 492-3936

Paradise On the Bay Cabins, North Whitefish Point Road, Paradise, MI 49768, Phone: (906) 492-3568

Birchwood Lodges Resort [Resort], 8442 North Whitefish Point Road, Paradise, MI 49768, Phone: (906) 492-3320

Whitefish Bay Motel & Cabins, 5370 North M-123, Paradise, MI 49768, Phone: (906) 492-3505

Community Organizations: civic, fraternal, veteran, etc

Michigan Area Retiree Activities Office (RAO) (Military Retirees), 5671 Skeel Avenue, Suite 12, Oscoda, Michigan 48750, (989) 739-2777

Michigan Tree Farm System, 501 Norway Street, Grayling, MI 49738, (989) 348-9319

Recreation: boating, camping, canoeing, dog-sledding, fishing, golfing, hiking, hunting, kayaking, scuba diving, skiing, snowmobiling, etc.

Andrus Lake State Forest Campground, Newberry Field Office. Phone Number: (906) 293-3293. Chippewa County - 6 miles North of Paradise via Wire Road and Vermillion Road. Phone number indicated above is for the Management Unit. Sites available on a first-come, first-serve basis. No reservations. 25 sites for tent and small trailer use located on Andrus Lake with boat access and fishing pier. Rustic campground includes vault toilets and potable water from well hand pump.

Bodi Lake State Forest Campground, Newberry Field Office. Phone Number: (906) 293-3293. Luce County - 32 miles NE of Newberry via M-123 and Co Roads 500 and 437. Phone number indicated above is for the Management Unit. Sites available on a first-come, first-serve basis. No reservations. 20 sites for tent and small trailer use. Located on Bodi Lake. Hiking pathway access at campground. Rustic campground includes vault toilets and potable water from well hand pump. Pike Lake (7 miles SW) and Paradise (27 miles East).

Culhane Lake State Forest Campground, Newberry Field Office. Phone Number: (906) 293-3293. Luce County - 30 miles NE of Newberry via M-123 and Co Road 500. Phone number indicated above is for the Management Unit. Sites available on a first-come, first-serve basis. No reservations. 22 sites for tent and small trailer use located on Culhane Lake. Rustic campground includes vault toilets and potable water from well hand pump. Pike Lake (5 miles SW) and Paradise (27 miles East). Trailhead for North Country Trail.

Pike Lake State Forest Campground-Luce, Newberry Field Office. Phone Number: (906) 293-3293. Luce County - 29 miles NE of Newberry via M-123, County Road 500, and County Road 414. Phone number indicated above is for the Management Unit. Sites available on a first-come, first-serve basis. No reservations. 23 sites for tent and small trailer use located on Pike Lake in "Blueberry Country". Rustic campground includes vault toilets and potable water from well hand pump. Paradise 29 miles East.

Shelldrake Dam State Forest Campground, Newberry Field Office. Phone Number: (906) 293-3293. Chippewa County - 8 miles North of Paradise via Wire Road and Vermillion Road. Phone number indicated above is for the Management Unit. Sites available on a first-come, first-serve basis. No reservations. 18 sites for tent and small trailer use located on Shelldrake Dam Impoundment. Boating and fishing access on the flooding. Rustic campground includes vault toilets and potable water from well hand pump.

Tahquamenon Falls State Park, 41382 W. M 123, Paradise, MI 49768. Approximate Size: 46179 (Acres). Phone Number: (906) 492-3415. The centerpiece of Tahquamenon Falls State Park's 50,000 acres is the Tahquamenon River with its waterfalls. The Upper Falls, one of the largest waterfalls east of the Mississippi has a drop of nearly 50 feet, more than 200 feet across and a water flow of more than 50,000 gallons per second. The area is home to miles of snowmobile trails, cross-country skiing pathways and a host of winter fun. Tahquamenon Falls State Park encompasses close to 50,000 acres stretching over 13 miles. Most of this is undeveloped woodland without roads, buildings or power lines. The centerpiece of the park, and the very reason for its existence, is the Tahquamenon River with its waterfalls. The Upper Falls is one the largest waterfalls east of the Mississippi. It has a drop of nearly 50 feet and is more than 200 feet across. A maximum flow of more than 50,000 gallons of water per second has been recorded cascading over these falls. Four miles downstream is the Lower Falls, a series of five smaller falls cascading around an island. Although not as dramatic as the Upper Falls, they are equally magnificent. The falls can be viewed from the river bank or from the island, which can be reached by rowboat rented from a park concession. The island walk affords a view of the falls in the south channel. This is the land of Longfellow's Hiawatha - "by the rushing Tahquamenaw" Hiawatha built his canoe. Long before the white man set eyes on the river, the abundance of fish in its waters and animals along its shores attracted the Ojibwa Indians, who camped, farmed, fished and trapped along its banks. In the late 1800's came the lumber barons and the river carried their logs by the millions to the mills. Lumberjacks, who harvested the tall timber, were among the first permanent white settlers in the area. Rising from springs north of McMillan, the Tahquamenon River drains the watershed of an area of more than 790 square miles. From its source, it meanders 94 miles before emptying into Whitefish Bay. The amber color of the water is caused by tannins leached from the Cedar, Spruce and Hemlock in the swamps drained by the river. The extremely soft water churned by the action of the falls causes the large amounts of foam, which has been the trademark of the Tahquamenon since the days of the voyager.

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