Long Slide Falls

Long Slide Falls - View from the bottom

A short drive up the road from Smalley Falls and still on the North Branch Pemebonwon River is Long Slide Falls.  Access can be found via Long Slide Falls County Park. Marinette county parks require a $5 fee but that entry charge is good for as many parks as you can reach in a day.  … Read more

Big Smokey Falls

Big Smokey Falls - Downstream view above the first falls

From Big Eddy Falls it only takes a short & scenic drive north on WIS 55 to reach Big Smokey Falls.  The area is open to the public but I’ve heard they sometimes charge a $5 fee during the peak summer months.  Views upstream on the Wolf River are quite serene by contrast. A large … Read more

Gilmer Falls

Gilmer Falls - Looking downstream above main falls

Welcome to the start of my July road trip circling the state of Wisconsin!  First stop is at Gilmers Falls (aka as Ziemers Falls) on the Red River in Gresham, Wisconsin.  Access is very easy by hiking down a very short slope from a dirt parking area. Swarms of White Admiral butterflies were sunning themselves … Read more

2009 Michigan Upper Peninsula Vacation

Here are some old photos from 2009 & possibly 2010 of my trip to the Michigan Upper Peninsula, specifically Munising and a few in Marquette.  Will add more details later as they come back to my memory.  Enjoy! Alger Falls Horseshoe Falls Tannery Falls Unknown Huge Wooden Playground Miners Falls Miners Castle Pictured Rocks National … Read more