Tahquamenon Falls

This is the Land of Hiawatha -
the first picture is the Lower Falls and the second is the Upper Falls

By the shore of Gitche Gumee,

By the shining Big-Sea-Water,

At the doorway of his wigwam,

In the pleasant Summer morning,

Hiawatha stood and waited. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Tahquamenon Falls State Park is the second largest state park in Michiganand the park's Upper Falls is the second largest waterfall east of the Mississippi.
The only larger falls in the eastern U.S. is Niagara.

Things we learned as we drove up here:
1) there a lots of trees! ... lots of them are the Christmas tree variety.
2) cars are very scarce on the roads this far north.
3) fast food resturants are non-existent around these parts of Michigan
4) they have signs for places that sell BEAR BAIT!
5) a sleeve of Fig Newton cookies cost $4.28! we were hungry!
6) there are signs that say "No Snowmobiles" on the sidewalks.
7) there are road signs that say "Drive at your own risk"
8) there is one bear per each square mile (didn't see any:)
9) elk, moose, red fox, coyote can be seen (didn't see any of them either!)
10) many of the trees have Beech Bark Disease or Emerald Ash Borer
lots of dead tree! They don't want campers bringing in wood from other areas.
and last but not least...
11) school is called off or delayed frequently for FOG!