RIDING THE ISOLATED TRAILS EAST OF THE KEWEENAW
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RIDING THE ISOLATED TRAILS EAST OF THE KEWEENAW
STORY AND PHOTOS BY TOM KAISER
There ’ s nothing like Michigan ’ s Upper Peninsula within the entire United States . Like our own version of Siberia , it ’ s a place for robust souls willing to drive long distances and carry extra supplies needed to explore the vast spaces between towns .
The beauty afforded by hidden-away waterfalls , rolling terrain amid endless forests , excellent trails and the treacherous waters of the surrounding Great Lakes are well worth the hours on the road required to get here . Snowmobilers , hikers and backcountry campers know the U . P . is an outdoor lover ’ s paradise , but we ’ re in the minority . As industry , mining , a large Air Force base and logging have decreased or closed entirely , many once-proud areas have de-populated , leaving behind shrunken towns , shuttered resorts and rusting hulks of industry left to gradually return to nature .