LOCAL TOURISM GUIDES

http://www.rivercities.net/

http://www.uptravel.com/Counties/Menominee/Menominee.htm

 http://travel.michigan.org/city/?city=G3303&m=0

http://www.escanaba.com

http://hunts-upguide.com/

SHOWS AND ATTRACTIONS

http://www.saykllys.com/    Historic maker of fine chocolates in Escanaba, MI

http://www.marinettecounty.com/waterski.htm  Water Ski Performances

http://www.upoffroad100.com/  Off-Road Racing Track in Bark River, Near Chip-In Casino

http://www.horsefun.net/  Horseback rides, Covered Wagon, and Stagecoach Rides

http://www.exploringthenorth.com/wdsong/rendez.html  Rendezvous events ... trappers, voyageurs, etc.

OUR TOWNS

http://www.jsonline.com/dd/destmid/may02/42562.asp

http://www.northernexposures.net/id6.htm

RECREATION

http://www.marinettecounty.com/bketrail.htm

MUSEUMS

http://www.marinettecounty.com/museums.htm

http://www.historicdistricts.com/MI/menominee/state.html

Museums

Marinette County, WI

Amberg Museum & Historical Complex - Northern Marinette County, Amberg, WI off Highway 141. Open weekends, Memorial Day thru Labor Day, and holidays 10am - 4pm. Where granite was king; artifacts include quilts, photograph displays, quarry tools used in the area. Donations. (715)759-5484

Crivitz Area Museum - Crivitz, WI in south central Marinette County just off Highway 141 on South St. Open May to October. Wed thru Sat, noon - 4pm. Includes past Indian artifacts, musical instruments, farm equipment. Donations accepted. (715)854-3278

Marinette County Logging Museum, Stephenson Island in Marinette, WI. Open Mon thru Sat 10am - 4:30pm; Sun noon - 4pm, Memorial Day thru September. A museum dedicated to the courageous men who worked the woods from 1856 - 1917, an era when the area's splendid pine forests helped start the construction boom that burgeoned some of the largest cities in the Great Lakes states. More than 10,608, 229, 506 feet of timber were processed thru Marinette-Menominee. The museum includes a replica of an old logging camp and a restored, turn-of-the century log cabin, complete with furnishings. Admission charge or freewill offering.

Peshtigo Fire Museum and Cemetery - Oconto Ave, Peshtigo, WI. Open 10am - 4:30pm daily, May 30 - Oct 8. No admission charge, but donations accepted. Housed in the community's first church built after the Great Peshtigo Fire of Oct 8, 1871, the museum is a living model of the area's history. Exhibits include several items melted or otherwise damaged by the fire. The museum is a tribute to the community that was reborn from the ashes of America's worst forest fire. The conflagration occurred the same day as the Great Chicago Fire. More than 800 persons died in the Peshtigo Fire.

Menominee County, MI

IXL Historical Museum - Hermansville, MI, U.S. Hwy 2, west of Powers/Spalding, located across railroad tracks from the business district. Open 1-4pm daily. Memorial Day thru Labor Day. Admission $1.00. Group tours by appointment only. Call Rose Schultz (906)498-2498. If you are looking for something different in museums, this is a must. Perhaps no other logging museum in this area, certainly in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, has archives as artistically preserved as this one. The museum's name is derived from the logo of the historic Wisconsin Land & Lumber Co., a large lumbering operation that manufactured the nationally famous IXL hardwood flooring.

How unique is it? Its four floors were the original company offices. Built in 1882 and 1883, it stands essentially as it was constructed. The only modernization has been some changes in plumbing and heating. Its large globe lights have been maintained. The company's once huge vault is replete with the large tomes and other records of the giant company which was the economic kingpin of the area. Visitors will find the high ceilings and windows, glass-caged offices and high desks, wainscoting and ornate wood trim impressive. Also on display are adding machines and comptometers, old typewriters, dictaphones, mimeograph machines and old wall type telephones...the business machines of yester-year. The second floor has some rooms furnished as living quarters to show the lifestyle of the company officers who resided there. Another large section is devoted to historic pictures and old tools used by the company

Menominee County Historical Museum - 904 11th Street, Menominee, MI, 1/2 block east of U.S. Hwy 41. Open Mon thru Sat, 10am-5pm. Sun, 1-5pm. May 30 - Sep 30. Special tours by appointment. No admission fee, but donations are accepted. The building, erected in 1921, is the former St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. The bell in the tower is from the original church constructed in 1871. If you are interested in Indial relics and artifacts of early settlers, this museum should be included in your itinerary. The museum has a large collection of arrowheads, Indial tools and two Indial canoes that were hollowed out from large trees. They are believed to be more than 800 years old.

Fur trading was a prominent part of life on the Menominee River more than a century ago. The first permanent trading post is recreated in the museum. The trading post dates back to 1797. One of the original timbers is on display. Fur trading was a prominent part of life on the Menominee River more than a century ago. The first permanent trading post is recreated in the museum. The trading post dates back to 1797. One of the original timbers is on display. Also on display is one of the finest collections of the sawmill and logging days in the area. Records indicate that in 1893 there was enough lumber shipped out of Menominee to construct more than 64,000 homes. The Menominee County Historical Society, which operated the museum on a volunteer basis, is proud to claim one of the world's largest grindstones. A local circus buff has donated a miniature circus of more than 12,000 pieces that took its builder a lifetime to construct. Many parts are animated. There also are displays of early day offices of a doctor, a dentist, and a lawyer. There is a cobbler shop, blacksmith shop, railroad telephone office and more.

Oconto County, WI

Beyer Home Museum, Oconto, WI. 917 Park Ave., Oconto, WI. Open 9am - 5pm daily, Memorial Day thru Labor Day. Admission Charge. A beautiful Victorian home, carriage house, and annex, this mansion in Oconto is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.The G.E. Hall annex contains the "Old Main Street" display. Logging, copper culture, and military displays are arranged to give visitors a lesson on Oconto area history. Antique vehicles are among the displays, including two early electric automobiles.

Holt & Balcom Logging Camp - Near Lakewood, WI in Oconto County, but east of Hwy 32 on County F. Open weekends during the summer. The camp is one of the oldest logging camps in the U.S. A registered national landmark, the old camp gives a review of how lumberjacks lived years ago. Virgin pines were the game and lumber barons were the hunters. The forests of Wisconsin and Michigan were stripped bare. When the trees were depleted the old logging camps were abandoned. The Holt & Balcom camp was one of the late survivors, active until the late 1920s. To the west of Lakewood in Nicolet National Forest, off forest road 2121, stand a few white pines which survived the lumbering era; referred to as "Cathedral of Pines."

FISHING CHARTERS AND INFORMATION

Menominee:

http://www.fishline.com/

MRR-AAJ Fishing Charter, Address:MRR-AAJ, R.1 Box 33, Stephenson, MI 49887 .  Phone: (906) 753-4981 Phone: (906) 753-4778
Captain has 20 years experience. Fish some of the best brown trout waters on the Great Lakes, also salmon and rainbow.

http://www.walleyecentral.com/new_trail.shtml

Marinette/Menominee:

http://www.mikemladenik.com/

http://www.marinettecounty.com/fishing.htm

Escanaba/Gladstone:

http://www.littlebaydenoc.com/

http://www.takefivecharters.com/

http://www.walleyeschoice.com/

http://www.fishingfevercharters.com/

http://www.littlebaydenoc.com/

GREAT FISHING

While few anglers know about the tremendous smallmouth fishing available in the Sturgeon River, the same is not true of the Menominee River. Michigan anglers are aware that the Menominee River is full of chunky smallmouths. They just don't bother with them. Most Upper Peninsula anglers would prefer to catch trout or walleyes or perch - something they can eat.

Straddling the Wisconsin-Michigan border, the mighty Menominee meanders more than 100 miles, interrupted by 10 hydroelectric dams. Smallmouths inhabit the ponds created by the dams, but more smallmouths take up residence where the Menominee reverts to a more riverine environment between dams. Try from the Sturgeon Falls Dam to Chalk Hills Dam, from White Rapids Dam to Grand Rapids Dam, and from Grand Rapids Dam to Upper Scott Flowage. The river between dams features rapids, boulders, eddies, logs and pools that are loaded with minnows, aquatic insects and crayfish - perfect bass fodder.

The Menominee's smallies are chunky, healthy fish that pull like the devil. Fish in the 4-pound range are common, and bass topping 6 pounds aren't unheard of. Because the bass have a variety of forage from which to choose, you can use an assortment of methods and lures to fool them. Live bait, artificial lures and flies all take their share of the bronze-colored bass. Jigs are a favorite because they imitate a variety of smallmouth forage, are inexpensive and get down quickly in the Menominee's swift current.

http://espn.go.com/outdoors/fishing/s/f_map_02_MI_Menominee_River.html

http://walleyeleague.flwoutdoors.com/tournament.cfm?cid=7&tid=4402

http://www.michigansportsmanmag.com/mi_aa072503a/

BOATING AND RAFTING EXCURSIONS

Whitewater Rafting:

http://www.silvercliff.com/rafting/

http://www.raftinfo.com/menominee.htm

Wildman Whitewater Ranch, Athelstane, WI 54104, 888/813-8524,
Peshtigo River. Rafts, thrill-cats, funyaks, shuttle.

Argosy Adventures Whitewater Raft Co, Niagara, WI 54151, 715/251-3886
Menominee River. Guided whitewater raft trips, shuttle.

Boat Rides and Diving:

Menominee/Marinette

Starting summer 2007, ferry service from Menominee to Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. More details as they become available.

Exception Address:  Exception, 1901 10TH ST, Menominee, MI 49858.  Phone: (906) 863-7330
Scuba Charter to Michigan's shipwrecks in waters off Munising, Whitefish, Mackinaw, & the Keweenaw Peninsula.

http://www.menomineemarina.com

Oconto

Harbor Cove Marina
Oconto, WI 54153
920/834-4803
Harbor: Oconto. Bareboat charters aboard well-maintained & fully equipped performance boats. Daily/weekly.

 

Oshkosh

Pioneer Princess
Oshkosh, WI 54903
800/683-1980, 920/233-1980
The 49-passenger 'Pioneer Princess' is Lake Winnebago's only excursion boat. Available for private charters and public cruises, April-Oct. Enjoy sightseeing, cocktail, dinner, moonlight & ice cream social cruises.
 

Manitowoc

Lake Michigan Carferry Cruise
Manitowoc, WI 54220
800/841-4243, 920/684-0888

Operates May-Oct. Daily round trips across Lake Michigan from Manitowoc to Ludington, Michigan, aboard historic 410' carferry S.S. BADGER. One-way trip takes four hours. Ship carries cars, RVs, motor homes, buses, bikes and passengers. Enjoy dining, gift shop, entertainment, lounge and berths on board. Call for departure information and reservations.
 

Door County, WI

Ephraim
Bella Sailing Cruises
Ephraim, WI 54211
920/854-BOAT
Two-hour cruises aboard the "Scuppers." Departs from South Shore Pier, Ephraim. View scenic caves & Horseshoe Island.

Fish Creek
The Boat House Sailing Cruises
Fish Creek, WI 54212
920/868-3745
Harbor: Fish Creek. Sail aboard a 27', six-passenger cruising catamaran to Chambers & Strawberry Islands. Five trips daily, plus evening cruise. Jun-Sep.

Gills Rock
Shoreline Charters
Gills Rock, WI 54210
920/854-2606
Narrated sightseeing and sunset cruises. View lighthouses along the scenic Door County coastline. Private charters for up to 14 people. Reservations recommended. Departs from Shoreline Resort Marina.
 

Sister Bay
Sunset Concert Cruises
Sister Bay, WI 54234
920/854-2986
Fax: 920/854-5431
mail@concertcruises.com
www.concertcruises.com
Three-hour sunset cruises aboard the "Island Clipper." Narrated tours, dinner and fine entertainment. Departs from Gills Rock. Late Jun-late Sep. HA $

Sturgeon Bay
Peninsula Sailing
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
920/493-7979
www.pensail.com
Harbor: Sturgeon Bay. Sail Door County waters aboard a 38' sailboat with USCG licensed captain as your guide. Scenic shoreline, shipyards and harbor activities. May-Sep.

Washington Island
Cg Richter
Washington Island, WI 54246
800/223-2094, 920/847-2546
Narrated passenger cruises to Washington Island. Departs from the Northport Dock at the end of Hwy 42. Meets tour bus service on the island.

Island Clipper And Yankee Clipper
Ellison Bay, WI 54210
920/854-2972
The "Clippers" provide narrated passenger service to Washington Island from Gills Rock. They meet tour bus service on the island.

Rock Island Ferry
Washington Island, WI 54246
920/847-2252
Board the "Karfi" passenger ferry at Jackson Harbor for a ferry ride from Washington Island to Rock Island State Park. Departures mid May-mid Oct. No vehicles of any kind are allowed on Rock Island.

Washington Island Ferry
Washington Island, WI 54246
800/223-2094 (WI), 920/847-2546
www.wisferry.com
Daily, year-round passenger and vehicle service from Gills Rock to Washington Island. Just under 30 min. Group tours welcome. Operates daily year-round; summer every half hour. HA $-Donation

 

CASINOS

Buses leave daily from K-Mart Parking lot in Menominee to various local casinos. Cost is usually $5 per person with greater value returned in free chips or coupons.

http://www.chipincasino.com/ : 10 miles west of Escanaba... 40 minutes away

http://www.oneidabingoandcasino.net/ : Green Bay, WI ... 60 minutes away

GOLFING

http://upga.org/scupregion.htm#ncup1 

UPGA Golf Courses in the South Central Upper Peninsula, Including Menominee

North Shore Golf Course - Menominee - 906.863.8421 (2 miles from M.A.R. Vacation Rental)

http://www.marinettecounty.com/golfing.htm Golf Courses in Marinette County, WI

http://upga.org/ Upper Peninsula Golf Association website with Information About U.P. Courses. The information below is from this website:

Escanaba Country Club 1800 11th Avenue, South  PO Box 296 Escanaba, MI 49829 906) 786-4430 E-mail: jlancour@pga.com Open to public, tee times required Pro Shop, Club Rentals VISA and MasterCard accepted http://www.escanabacc.com top
Gladstone Golf Club 6514 Days River 24.5 Road Gladstone, MI 49837 (906) 428-9646/(906)428-9283 http://www.gladstoneschools.com/GGC/ggc.html E-mail: gccproshop@hotmail.com or: gccboard@hotmail.com for business matters Open to public, Tee times required Pro Shop, Club rentals VISA, MasterCard and Discover accepted top
Highland Golf Club 3011 US 2 & 41 Escanaba, MI  49829 (906) 466-7457/(906) 466-2791 http://www.highlandgolfclub.net Open to Public, Tee times not required Pro Shop top
Indian Hills Golf Club N8881 Walnut Stephenson, MI 49887 (906)753-4781 http://nuttall.net/ihills/ Email: ihills@dreamscp.com       top
Irish Oaks Golf Club 401 Kenneally Blvd Gladstone, MI 49835 (906) 428-2616 http://www.lakebluffretirement.com/golfcourse.html E-mail: pcole@chartnermi.net Open to public, Tee times required Pro Shop VISA and MasterCard accepted Nine more holes open on July 4, 2004 top
North Shore Golf Club N2315 Hwy M-35 Menominee, MI 49858 Club: (906) 863-3026 Shop: (906) 863-8421 http://www.geocities.com/northshoregc E-mail: andymeikle@pga.com Open to public, Tee times required Pro Shop, Club rental VISA and MasterCard accepted top
Oak Crest Golf Club South U.S. Highway 8 Norway, MI 49870 (906) 563-5891 E-mail: oakcrestgc@norwaymi.com Open to public, Tee times required Pro Shop, Club Rental - $10.00 VISA, MasterCard and Discover accepted   top
Pine Grove Country Club 1520 West Hughitt Street Iron Mountain , MI 49801 (906) 774-3493/ (906) 774-2994 Office e-mail: pgcc@charterinternet.com Pro-shop e-mail: muh@pga.com top
Riverside Country Club 3001-03 14th Avenue Menominee, MI 49858 (906) 863-9937 http://www.rcc1901.com/ E-mail: riversidecc@cybrzn.com Private course, Tee times required Pro Shop, Club rentals VISA and MasterCard accepted top
Terrace Bluff Golf Club 7527 Lake Bluff Gladstone, MI  49835 (906) 428-2343 http://www.terracebay.com Open to public, Tee times required Pro Shop, Club Rental ($7) Lodging Available VISA, MasterCard accepted top Calendar 2006

WATERFALLS

http://www.marinettecounty.com/waterfls.htm

http://hunts-upguide.com/waterfalls.html

http://www.superiorsights.com/information/waterfalls.html

LOCAL HISTORY

http://www.michiganlights.com/menomineelh.htm

http://www.historicdistricts.com/MI/menominee/state.html

http://www.michiganvacations.com/regions/Cedar-River-Michigan.html

http://www.michiganvacations.com/regions/Menominee-Michigan.html

LIGHTHOUSES

http://www.exploringthenorth.com/lights/lights.html

http://hunts-upguide.com/lighthouses.html 

http://www.travelmichigan.com/upperlight.php