Luce County, MI

School starts soon. It’s not too late to give your kids the best summer memories with these last-minute vacation ideas for the Upper Peninsula. Take the kids to both the Upper and Lower Falls. The Upper Falls is the largest waterfall in Michigan. But your kids will especially enjoy playing in the churning water of the Lower Falls, crossing the footbridge or, best yet, taking a rowboat to the island the five small waterfalls cascade around.

Alger County, MI

Show your kids some of the most spectacular scenery, pristine beaches, beautiful waterfalls and wilderness in America. Two summer highlights to add to your itinerary are the boat tour along this mineral-stained geological masterpiece or the glass-bottom shipwreck boat tour.

Sault Ste. Marie

Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States

This is the ultimate freighter-watching experience for all ages. See ships from around the world ease through the locks. For the best experience for your six to 19 year olds, take one of the boat tours.

Sawmill Rd
Manistique, MI

The Ojibwe called Michigan’s largest, natural freshwater spring the “Mirror of Heaven.” Your kids will rank turning the big wheel that propels the raft across the spring among their favorite memories. It’s a free ride that gives you an amazing view of the bubbling spring, trout, ancient tree trunks and more as you peer down through the raft’s glass observation opening.

N916 Martin Lake Rd
St. Ignace, MI

Voted Michigan's No.1 unusual attraction by readers of Michigan Living Magazine (AAA), these four attractions will boggle your mind with their optical contradictions and hard-to-believe physical sensations. So, how does the water flow up hill? A maze, zip lines and mini-golf add to this site’s end-of-summer family fun.

Powell, MI

No place in Michigan creates more happy summer memories for pre-schoolers to teens — and their parents and grandparents — than the Upper Peninsula. Here are a few last-minute summer vacation tips.