I took a pre-memorial day weekend trip up to The Sleeping Bear Dunes N.L.S. my pops an old hand at backpacking. He had reserved a walk-in site in the park that even during the off season had to be booked 6 months in advance .. Had a great time the Sleeping Bear - Platte River Campground lived up to its hype as one of the best in the whole state.
I got some good pics perhaps if I have time ill post some over in general photography. While I was up north I got to check out Glen Arbor & Frankfort for the first time in years while grabbing food, the growth is pretty nuts considering the year-round population .. Spose the situation speaks for itself most new construction is driven by retirees & those building a 2nd home.
Marquette had been my favorite destination the past 2 summers I've gotten really lucky with the summers being so warm Up North even Lake Superior water temps were in the mid--70's (in shallow & especially sandy bays or the St. Mary's River). The Huron Mountains aren't really mountains falling about 20 ft short but they are rugged and have some of the greatest vertical rise in the midwest being a coastal range.
Don't get me wrong I have family that for a time lived at 7,500 & 6,500 ft in Incline Village, NV on the north shore of Lake Tahoe I've spent several summers living high enough that water boiled at a lower temp it made cooking a bit of a pain haha. So I know how puny midwestern mountains are comparatively, but damn it sometimes you gotta work with what you got! lol
Marquette, MI
http://superiorwatersheds.org/shorelineviewer2011/
^Sugarloaf & Hogsback Mountains (right to left) in the distance. Great places to hike views are spectacular tho Sugarloaf has a boardwalk & stairs so it's a bit more touristy than I liked but you can climb on the side of the stair ha.
Charlevoix, MI
https://www.homeaway.com.au/holiday-rental/p4016079
http://www.lre.usace.army.mil/Missio...oix-Harbor-MI/