Lodging, Businesses, and Visitor Information

Escanaba and Gladstone, MI and
Little Bay de Noc on Lake Michigan in Delta County

The towns of Escanaba and Gladstone are harbor towns located along the shores of Lake Michigan on Little Bay de Noc in the Central Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Enjoy beautiful waterfront parks, swimming beaches, outstanding fishing, full service marinas, interesting places to visit, historic buildings, museums, fine restaurants, shopping, and great recreational opportunities.

Family Fun Park is a wonderful spot for the whole family to try out our fun activities.  Drive a Go-Kart on our banked track or cool off on a Kamikaze Bumper Boat ride in our pool.  We offer Adventure Golf with waterfalls and other hazards, Batting Cages for batting practice in a netted area with pitching machines, and Bank-Shot Basketball. Lots of fun for everyone. Open at noon during the summer months.  Located just 2 blocks from Highways US-2 & US-41. Family Fun Park, 2929 3rd Ave. North,  Escanaba, MI 49829. Phone: (906) 789-9386

Hospital: OSF St. Francis Hospital, 3401 Ludington Street, Escanaba, MI 49829. Phone: 906-786-3311

The Markell Company: Roofing: Commercial & Residential; Custom Sheet Metal Fabrication; Commercial Heating, Ventilation, & Air Conditioning; Commercial Kitchen Hoods; Dust and Fume Exhaust Systems; and Brick Restoration & Waterproofing for the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and Northern Wisconsin at The Markell Company, 1227 S. Milwaukee Avenue, Iron Mountain, MI. Phone (906) 774-0240 or Toll Free: 1-888-799-0240.

Rivers North Guided Fly Fishing Adventures with licensed fishing guide Captain Brad Petzke. Fly fish in remote and secluded rivers or lakes for Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Steelhead. Atlantic Salmon, and Pacific Salmon. Quality equipment supplied. Guided trips for all levels of experience. Rivers North Guide Service, P. O. Box 371, Marquette, MI 49885. Phone: (906) 458-8125

State Wide Real Estate of Escanaba. Phone: 906-786-1308 or toll free: 800-900-0777. Experienced professional realtors since 1958 offering residential, acreage, vacant land, waterfront property on inland lakes, streams, and little By de Noc, income property, commercial, and recreational property in Delta County and the surrounding area. Only office in Escanaba offering Virtual tours. Need land? We offer exclusive corporate land representation of thousands of acres of land for sale. Sellers, our helpful professional staff will handle all the details and assist you in selling your property.

Threefold Vine Winery on the Garden Peninsula and the Green Family Farm, 5856 Nn Road, Garden, MI 49835 Phone: 906-644-7089. Wine made from grapes grown in the Upper Peninsula? Yes, right at the Threefold Vine Winery just south of the town of Garden and near Fayette State Park on the Garden Peninsula. Our Tasting Room at the Winery is open and offers grape (from our vineyard) apple, honey, and various fruit wines. The Green family invites you to visit our winery, see how the wine is produced, and sample our exciting new wines. The Threefold Vine Winery is part of the Green Family Farm and offers pumpkins, squash, and apples for sale in the fall. Tour the Winery and the Orchards. 22 miles east of Rapid River on US-2 and south on M-183 for 10 miles to Nn Road.

The Village Artisans of Garden is a delightful Art Gallery filled with fine arts and crafts created by Upper Peninsula Artists. Enjoy the beautiful paintings, photography, pottery, weaving, jewelry, fabrics, metal creations, wood turning, baskets, glass blowing, stained glass, home made jams, interesting books, plus much more. The Garden Art Gallery is open daily from Mid-May through Mid-October. Located between Escanaba and Manistique, 8 miles south of US-2. Turn south at Garden Corners on Highway M-183 to the town of Garden, Michigan. Phone 906-644-2025

Recreation:
Guided Canoe & Kayak Trips on Inland Lakes & Streams in the Central Upper Peninsula at Uncle Ducky Paddling Adventures. Phone Toll Free: 1-877-228-5447. Guided kayak and canoe trips on inland rivers and lakes for fishing or just paddling and enjoying the beauty of the Northwoods. Some of the rivers trips include the Sturgeon, Whitefish, Escanaba, Michigamme, Two Hearted, Fox, and the AuTrain Rivers. Try a wilderness adventure at Big Island Wilderness. We also offer guided sea-kayaking trips on Lake Superior. Half day, day trips, or multiple day trips.

Escanaba was founded in the mid 1800's along the shores of Lake Michigan and was an important rail and shipping center for lumber and iron ore. Ships can often be seen in port loading and unloading their cargo.

Iron ore (taconite) from the Tilden and Empire Mines near Negaunee is loaded on the Mesabi Miner (photo of left), one of the 1000' ore boats sailing the Great Lakes.

Escanaba Attractions:

William Bonifas Fine Arts Center, 700 1st Avenue South, Escanaba, MI 49829. Phone: (906) 786-3833. Gallery open Tuesday-Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sun 1-4.

Drive east on Ludington Street and you will Ludington Park, the Delta County Historical Museum, and the Sand Point Lighthouse. Ludington Park offers a beautiful parkway with a harbor, sand swimming beach with bathhouse, playground, band shell, tennis courts, full service marina, tennis courts, and 5 miles of paved pathways for walking and biking. Shopping and fine restaurants are nearby.

Delta County Historical Museum in Ludington Park by the Sand Point Lighthouse.
	Visit exhibits on logging, shipping, and the railroad industries which were important to the growth of Escanaba. The Museum is open from June1 through September 1. Phone: 906-786-3428
Scuba divers enjoy diving to the sunken ship Nahant, at the green buoy marker north of the lighthouse. Artifacts from the Nahant are in the Lighthouse and the rudder is by the Historical Museum.

Sand Point Lighthouse in Ludington Park, Escanaba, MI. Open June through September. Mary Terry, one of the first women Lighthouse Keepers on the Great Lakes, kept this light from 1868 to 1886. Phone (906) 786-3763 The Archives Building is located between the Sand Point Lighthouse and the Historical Museum and is open Monday through Friday from 1 to 5 or by appointment. 906-786-3428

Escanaba has beautiful turn of the-century homes, public buildings, and churches.
Old City Hall South 11th Street and Second Avenue South	Old Carnegie Library Private Home Across from Bonifas Art Center	Methodist Church 2nd Avenue South at 12th Street

Winter offers snowmobiling, groomed cross-country ski trails, ice fishing, and snowshoeing. The Gladstone Sports Park offers downhill skiing, tubing, and snowboarding. Groomed snowmobile trails connect to the trail system that crosses the entire Upper Peninsula.
Escanaba experiences a milder climate than most of the Upper Peninsula and you will find area farmers producing fine fruits and vegetables with many farmers growing organic produce. Escanaba is the site of the Upper Peninsula State Fair in Mid-August

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