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 Seasons
change and we all have our favorite but waterfalls are beautiful in
all seasons. Here is a wonderful day trip during which you can
view at least four waterfalls in a 4 hour period. If you
decide to travel a bit further you can see five or six and 3 of
these are viewable without leaving the road. If you are
staying in one of the nearby Terrific Towns of Escanaba, Gladstone
or Manistique, this makes for a great day trip.
There are a couple of ways to take this trip but essentially it
follows 94 from just south of Munising where you can see Alger falls
from the road and Wagner Falls after a short walk, west to Gwinn
where you pick up 35 north toward Palmer. Palmer is where you
can see Warner Falls which is pictured in the upper left. This
photo was taken from the roadside.
 Along
the way there are two other falls of note. One is Laughing
White Fish Falls which is north of 94 about midway through the trip.
Laughing White Fish falls is one of the more spectacular fall, over
100 feet, but it does require a bit of a hike to get to. When
we went, this is where we paused for a nice picnic lunch and just
some quiet time near the running water.
This entire drive takes a few hours and you should not be in a
hurry. The scenery is wonderful and the stretch from Gwinn up
past Palmer is gorgeous but it is quite a winding road.
Now here is a little secret. Whichever way you go, whether
west to east or east to west, you will come to the junction of 94
and 67 just south of the town of Chatham. Between that
junction and the town is a little park with an old snow roller in
it. Take a few minutes and walk down the path at the back of
the park, it is marked by an archway through the fence. Just a
few yards into the woods you will come to a small hidden waterfall
that I have never found on any tourism map or guide.
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