Fidgiegirl: "Well hello everyone! Back from a week or so in the Upper Peninsula of MI and Door County, WI. Both lovely and different, yet similar places. We camped almost all the nights in MI and saw the beautiful Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore out of Munising, MI and hiked, swam, and took two boat rides in the area. "

Wish I had known that you were in the UP. I reside about 30 min sw of Munising. I could have told you of places to go to for free that you would have enjoyed as well. We have a number of waterfalls that are spectacular that a lot of people don't know about, and they're free. I know in Munising there are a few that do charge -- don't ever pay for that. This past weekend Marquette held their Hiawatha Concerts. In mid-August, Escanaba has the UP State Fair. All of the small town usually have fairs as well. Where I'm employed, they give free demonstrations for woody biomass. The extension offices usually have free gatherings as well. Don't know if you hit any of the lighthouses. Don't know how far you went into the UP. Kewenawee has a lot of places to see -- I've been there for a mini-vacation. Pelkie area has Mennonites and some Amish. There's also a community near Newberry -- just don't know if the fire destroyed this Amish/Mennonite community.