Powell Shores Lodge is located in the Hiawatha
National Forest which provides almost 1 million acres of public
lands to play in. You can find solitary spots where you'll have the shore
or woods all to yourself and be the only visitor the whole day. It offers
a wide variety of outdoor sports including snowmobile trail access right across
the road from the lodge. We are only 6 miles from the Pictured
Rocks National Lakeshore. The rugged rock castles loom above
Lake Superior ever-changing colorful embers of red, yellow, gray and green
can be seen as Miss Munising plows through cobalt blue waters of Lake Superior.
The 40 plus miles of lakeshore is a national refuge. Come and explore the
sandstone cliffs and the pictured rocks of the lakeshore on the Pictured
Rocks Boat Tour.
Munising also offers the Grand Island Recreation area and Alger Underwater Preserve for diving and boating enthusiasts. The preserve is a haven for divers and snorkelers with dives from 10 ft. below the surface to well over 100 ft.
Dog Sled Tours. Dogsledding with Superior Dog Sled Tours. Click here for more information.
Snowmobile report. Click here for more information on snowmobile reports.
There are 300 waterfalls that rush through
Michigans Upper Peninsula. You can drive and hike to cascades splashing gently
in Munising and surrounding areas. Alger county offers some of the most scenic
waterfalls in the United States. The
waterfalls have both primitive settings and modern accessible
locations. There are boat tours, air plane tours and hiking trails that offer
excellent views of the lakeshore and underwater shipwrecks in our area. The
Glass Bottom
Boat Tour is a narrated boat cruise around Munising bay that
displays our area shipwrecks and scenery around Grand Island. The Seney
Wildlife Refuge is only a short drive away. Enjoy a peaceful
drive through the refuge and observe some of the splendor that it has to offer.
Some 200 varieties of birds and 45 kinds of animals make their homes in the
95,000 acre wilderness preserve. Allow yourself atleast one hour for the 7
mile drive around the refuge. Bring your mountain bike if you would like to
explore the 57 miles of trails in the preserve.
Kewadin casino's are only 10 miles away in Christmas. For the poker player or slot machine jockey Kewadin awaits you. The Munising area receives over 200" of snow a year which has made this area the snowmobile mecca of the the great lake states. Our 5 plus months of winter offers all winter recreationalists a fine area to do it in. Ice climbers,snowmobilers,cross country skiers,snow shoer's and ice fisherman, Alger County awaits you. For fishermen and women our area boasts well over 200 lakes, streams and destinations to fish and explore. We're only 6 miles from Munising off of H-13 on Powell Lake Road. If you're tired of cramped hunting conditions in your area try the Upper Peninsula and hang your buck from our buck pole at the lodge. We have millions of acres open to the public to hunt. Whether you prefer rabbit, deer, grouse, woodcock or waterfowl, the Upper Peninsula is the location for you. Fall brings quiet days and brilliant hues of color to the Upper Peninsula. Crimsons and golds light up the Hiawatha National Forest and the whole northern region.
Snowmobilers, for more information about snowmobile trails and access routes within the Hiawatha National Forest and Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, click here. If your sport is cross country skiing or mountain biking, check out the links at the bottom of the snowmobile trail link above. Lots of good information on that website.