The western U . P .’ s abandonment isn ’ t complete , as the few widespread , still-vi- |
ing lakeshore and many other curiosities along the way — and a snowmobile is the |
This frozen waterfall on Trail 5 / 14 was a popular rest stop approaching Big Bay . |
Unsolved Mysteries |
brant cities like Houghton-Hancock , Iron |
perfect scouting tool . |
Two friends and I schemed up a basic plan to explore this fas- |
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Mountain and Marquette can attest . In |
Seeking an even more remote experi- |
cinating place , and loaded up a trio of sleds — the retro-styled |
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between these whistle-stops , though , lies |
ence than popular riding hotspots around |
Arctic Cat XF 1100 , comfortable Yamaha RS Vector and a sharp- |
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desolate terrain . Considering ourselves |
Lake Gogebic and the Keweenaw Penin- |
looking Polaris 800 Rush Pro-R — for the seven-hour drive from |
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rugged individualists , we ’ re drawn to |
sula , we drove further east to explore the |
Minneapolis , across Wisconsin and eastward to Ishpeming . |
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explore the old towns , post-industrial re- |
Huron Mountains that occupy a hump- |
Twenty minutes inland from coastal Marquette , we chose Ish- |
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mains , abandoned mineshafts , captivat- |
like chunk of land jutting out into Supe- |
peming for its trail connections , abundant snowpack , affordable |