8 days in Upper Peninsula Itinerary

Get outdoors at Pine Mountain and Marquette Golf Club. Downtown Marquette and Beth Millner Jewelry are good opportunities to explore the local culture. You'll find plenty of places to visit near Marquette: L'Anse Waterfront Park (in L'Anse), McLain State Park (in Hancock) and A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum of Michigan Tech (in Houghton).

To see reviews, maps, traveler tips, and tourist information, go to the Marquette trip itinerary planning website.

Detroit to Marquette is an approximately 3-hour flight. You can also drive; or do a combination of bus and train. Traveling from Detroit in March, expect Marquette to be slightly colder, temps between 32°F and 14°F. Finish your sightseeing early on the 28th (Tue) to allow enough time to drive to Munising.

You'll explore the less-touristy side of things at Eben Ice Caves and Canyon Falls & Gorge and Nature's Kennel Sled Dog Racing and Adventures. Step out of the city life by going to Fayette Historic State Park and The Manistique Boardwalk and River Walk. Explore Munising's surroundings by going to Manistique (Palms Book State Park & Lake Effect Arts), Sable Falls (in Grand Marais) and Historical Village Fayette Park (in Garden).

For where to stay, maps, other places to visit, and tourist information, you can read our Munising trip planner.

Traveling by car from Marquette to Munising takes an hour. In March, daytime highs in Munising are 33°F, while nighttime lows are 19°F. Finish up your sightseeing early on the 31st (Fri) so you can travel to Mackinac Island.

Start off your visit on the 1st (Sat): contemplate the long history of Biddle House, then don't miss a visit to Fort Holmes, then learn something new at Forge a Memory, and finally stop by Threads of Mackinac.

To see photos, reviews, where to stay, and more tourist information, read Mackinac Island road trip app.

You can do a combination of car, bus, and ferry from Munising to Mackinac Island in 6.5 hours. Another option is to do a combination of taxi, bus, and ferry. In March, daytime highs in Mackinac Island are 32°F, while nighttime lows are 19°F. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 1st (Sat) to allow time to travel back home.