Tahquamenon Falls Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
two waterfalls in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, United States
About Tahquamenon Falls
The Tahquamenon Falls State Park consists of Upper Falls and Lower Falls. The park covers approximately40,000 acres (16,000 hectares). The majority of the park is undeveloped woodland and there are few roads, structures or powerlines outside of the main park facilities. These include campsites (both modern and rustic), viewing platforms, grills, gazebos, walking and hiking paths, and giftshops. There is a large park headquarters as well as smaller stations at the entrance to the falls which park employees run. This is the famed land of Longfellow's Hiawatha. Hiawatha was said to have built his canoe "by the rushing Tahquamenaw". This has long been an area where the Ojibwa fished, hunted, farmed, trapped and lived. In the 1800s, those seeking timber came and became the first permanent w
Tahquamenon Falls Travel Guide Sections
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