Lake Michigan Backroads by Robert W. Domm

Author:Robert W. Domm
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: MBI
Published: 2008-06-11T16:00:00+00:00

The tannin-stained water of the Black River rises from the tamarack bogs in the interior of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

The unique style and beautiful construction of the Cut River Bridge aside, it is the view from the pedestrian walkways on either side of the bridge’s deck that compels people to stop at Cut River Bridge Roadside Park. From the walkway looking south, the Cut River meanders through a low dune to its outfall into the silver-blue waters of Lake Michigan. On the north side, the deep V of the Cut River Gorge stretches out to the horizon. Below, in the gorge, the diminutive Cut River is a bright thread in a sea of green. In early October, the brazen yellow, red, and orange leaves of sugar maple, ash, aspen, and oak trees intermingle with the deep green foliage of white pine, making the view from the Cut River Bridge one of the Midwest’s finest autumn color displays.

Lake Michigan’s largest commercial fishing town, Naubinway, lies along U.S. 2 on the northern coast of the lake. Each evening, the fleet of fishing tugs returns to Naubinway’s dock carrying whitefish, lake trout, and salmon to sell right off the boat or at markets in town. Naubinway’s natural harbor and its proximity to Lake Michigan’s finest fishing grounds saved the former lumber town from becoming a ghost town after the timber ran out and the loggers moved on in the early twentieth century.

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