After taking the scenic route around WIS-13 and getting lost once or twice, I arrived at Pattison State Park where I camped for two nights. The park was fairly empty due to recent strong storms that caused great damage in […]
Pattison State Park
Author: Adam Martin
Siskiwit Falls
After Houghton & Echo Dells Falls, I started towards my destination by going along the shoreline of Lake Superior on WIS 13. Next location was in Cornucopia, Wisconsin at the very unique Siskiwit Falls. There are no paths here as […]
Houghton Falls / Echo Dells Falls
Wrapped up at Copper Falls and hit the road. Next camping spot was several hours drive and the planned route would take me all along the NW border of Wisconsin along Lake Superior. First detour was in Bayfield at Houghton […]
Copper Falls State Park – Part Two
Woke early to finish what I missed yesterday at Copper Falls State Park (see part 1 by clicking here). This time I stayed east of the Bad River and made the loop counter-clockwise. Still amazes me this was built by […]
Interstate Falls
Leaving Kimball Falls I took a wrong turn and ended up in Hurley, Wisconsin. Spotty cell signal here (PS – Sprint sucks!) caused me to get lost briefly before pulling out the old paper atlas. Thankfully it was a fortuitous […]
Kimball Falls
Heading back towards Copper Falls State Park I took a short detour for my checklist and found Kimball Falls. Yet another waterfall on the Montreal River (west fork) located in the small village of Kimball at the Town Park. Not a […]
Superior Falls
Not far from Saxon Falls is another waterfall that many of the locals suggest visiting. Also located on the Montreal River at the point it flows into Lake Superior is the aptly named Superior Falls. I wasn’t aware at the […]
Saxon Falls
Heading farther north and closer to the city of Hurley, Wisconsin I found myself at a hydro-power dam that I thought was a waterfall. Thankfully one of the trail signs cleared up my mistake and confirmed I was near Saxon […]
Potato River Falls
Took a midday break from Copper Falls State Park to explore the many waterfalls around Iron County. Located near Gurney, Wisconsin just off Hwy 169 is Potato River Falls. From the main parking area there are two trails in opposite […]
Copper Falls State Park – Part One
8 hours, 400 miles, and 2 waterfall detours later I finally reached my first home-away-from-home at Copper Falls State Park. Located in Mellen, Wisconsin, this park is especially intriguing for it’s remote location and multiple large waterfalls which some can […]