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carved into the earth at Rogers City. At Quarry View visitors can take a look at the action
in the immense pit—three miles long and two miles wide.
AsidetriptothewestonRte.68leadstoOcqueocFalls,thelargestinlowerMichigan.
Songbirds flit through the cedars that line the trails to the terraced falls, and hikers can top
off their treks with a refreshing dip in a pool at the base of the tumbling cascade.
Continuing north again on Rte. 23, you'll come to P. H. Hoeft State Park, a 300-acre
refugewithamile-longbeach.Althoughwindsandcurrentscancombinetomakethewater
chilly and the shore bottom pebbly, fine views of Lake Huron remain a constant. You can
while away the hours by watching huge freighters pass on their way to and from the quar-
riesatRogersCity—asightthatisequallyimpressiveatnightwhentheships'lightsflicker
and dance across the darkened water.
7. Cheboygan
Several roadside overlooks, complete with picnic areas, make the sightseeing easy as you
travel northward. The curving wooded shoreline and the expanse of Lake Huron form pan-
oramic patchworks of green and blue all the way to Cheboygan. The town sits on the
banks of the Cheboygan River, which is part of Michigan's Inland Waterway. Meander-
ing between willow-shaded banks, the passageway has two locks and passes through three
rivers and three lakes on its way across northeastern Michigan.
Inadditiontoboatingandfishingopportunities,Cheboyganboaststrail-lacedparksand
historic sites, including lighthouses and an old-time opera house—an elegantly restored
music hall dating from 1877.
8. Mackinaw City
Located at the northernmost tip of Michigan's Lower Peninsula, Mackinaw City affords
visitors the rare opportunity of watching the sun rise over one Great Lake, Lake Huron,
and set over another, Lake Michigan. Sightseers can also tour Colonial Michilimackinac, a
reconstructionatthesiteofaonce-thrivingfur-tradingpostandpalisadedfort.Here,too,is
Mighty Mac—the Mackinac Bridge, one of the world's longest suspension bridges. Span-
ning the swirling Straits of Mackinac, it provides an impressive gateway to the wooded
wilds that spread across Michigan's Upper Peninsula, a fitting end to your drive.
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