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Big Bay Point Lighthouse
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The Area
Local culture can be found in the town of Big Bay, population 320. Local
amenities include: grocery and convenience store, laundry, gift shops, restaurant,
a restored train depot and the celebrated Thunder Bay Inn, once owned by auto magnate
Henry Ford. Nearby is the infamous Lumberjack Tavern, site of the crime re-enacted for
millions in the film "Anatomy of a Murder." The town is best remembered
as the film location for this Otto Preminger Classic.
Boat, snowmobile rentals, a marina, and tour guides for wilderness waterfall and sunset kayack tours
are all available locally. Downhill skiing, rock climbing, canoeing, mountain
biking, and hiking are just a few activities offered to the
novice and expert alike. In addition, Marquette County has a wide variety
of summer ethnic, art and music festivals, historic walking tours, a maritime
museum, numerous antique shops and several winter sports competitions.
The Big Bay Adventure:
Big Bay Outfitters offers half day tours to several waterfalls
and mountain tops in the Huron Mountains. Also offered are mountain biking,
fishing, canoeing or hunting treks, snowshoeing tours and bike Rentals available 906-345-9399
or write P.O. Box 38, Big Bay, MI 49808.
North Shores Treasures Gift Shop, featuring works of local artists open
May to October.
Lumberjack Inn-Food & Spirits, one of many sites in Big Bay used
for the filming of "The Anatomy of a Murder." Great new menu and
great hospitality.
Thunder Bay Inn once owned by Henry Ford, serves steaks, home made soup,
and whitefish in season. Sandwiches and pizza also available.
Dog sledding adventures at Snowy Plains Kennels in Sands Township near Marquette 906-228-8735.
North Country Outfitters has boats, hunting and fishing equipment and
ski rentals906-345-9399.
Rent snowmobiles or ATVs at Midway Rentals 906-228-4200, Ace Hardware 906-485-1870 or Maple Lanes 906-9427662.
Play tennis at Big Bay's famous "Cracked Courts", swim in Lake
Superior or walk the beach and search for rocks. Fish on the lake or one
of the many rivers, picnic by a waterfall. Launch your boat at the harbor
Boat Launch, go exploring hiking, biking and discover Big Bay's natural
beauty.
MARQUETTE:
Shop on historic Washington St. or Third St., tour a gold mine at Wattsson
& Wattsson Jewelers. Visit Presque Isle Park, the Ore Docks, Lee Hall
Art Gallery, (906) 227-2650, UP Sports Hall of Fame, (906) 228-0490, Superior
Dome, the largest wooden domed stadium in the world, (906) 227-2888, Maritime
Museum, (906) 226-2006, Marquette County Historical Museum, (906) 226-3571.
Take a scenic drive up Mount Marquette or hike Sugarloaf Mountain.
NEGAUNEE: (Na-gaw-nee) and Ishpeming (45min.)
Michigan Iron Museum, Naturbahn luge course, antique shops, Suicide Bowl
ski jump, Tilden Iron Ore mine tours, National Ski Hall of Fame, Da Yoopers
Tourist Trap.
MUNISING: (mew-ni-sing) (90 min.)
Grand Island, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and boat cruises (906) 387-2379,
Munising Falls, Alger Underwater preserve, Hiawatha National Forest, and
Historic Paulson House.
BARAGA: (90 min.)
Shrine of the Snowshoe Priest, Ojibwa Casino, Baraga State Park
120 min. away - Seney National Wildlife Refuge, Iversons Snowshoe Factory,
A. E. Seaman Mineralogical Museum, Finnish American Heritage Center, Quincy
Mine, Historic Calumet Opera House.
For information on the things listed above and more call one or all of the numbers listed below:
Michigan Tourism 800-543-2937, Marquette County Tourism 800-544-4321, UP Travel & Recreation (ask for Travel Planner) 800-562-7134, Keweenaw Tourism Council 800-338-7982.
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Directions
The lighthouse is 26 miles north of Marquette in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
United and Northwest serve the Marquette airport. Avis and Hertz can supply
you with transportation for the trip to Big Bay.
From Marquette take highway 550 north into the town of Big Bay, then
follow the lighthouse signs for 3 1/2 miles to the point and inn. The inn
is closed from November 15 to December 3. The roads remain clear all winter.
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