Portage Lake Cabins Guidebook

Rachel
Portage Lake Cabins Guidebook

Food scene

Great tostada pizza! Original bar and great view makes the ambiance nice as well. Usually a packed house!
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Ambassador Restaurant
126 Shelden Ave
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Great tostada pizza! Original bar and great view makes the ambiance nice as well. Usually a packed house!
Amazing Detroit style pizza, delicious gourmet salads and cute little place. They don't have a lot of tables, but take out is a great option.
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Milly's
108 Quincy St
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Amazing Detroit style pizza, delicious gourmet salads and cute little place. They don't have a lot of tables, but take out is a great option.
Great Wings! Local beer selections, and outdoor seating on the water makes it a great bar selection. (sometimes a young crowd)
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Downtowner Lounge
100 Shelden Ave
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Great Wings! Local beer selections, and outdoor seating on the water makes it a great bar selection. (sometimes a young crowd)
Close to the cabins. You can walk the trail right to it (you will have to cross the hwy). Good food, nice casual atmosphere, traditional steakhouse and very cozy.
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Pilgrim River Steakhouse
47409 US-41
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Close to the cabins. You can walk the trail right to it (you will have to cross the hwy). Good food, nice casual atmosphere, traditional steakhouse and very cozy.
You can boat to any of the downtown places and there is always room at the dock. We like to boat to Suomi for breakfast. They have traditional Finnish breakfast items. Coffee is typical diner coffee so not so great, but I usually grab a good coffee at 5th and Elm after breakfast because I am picky.
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Suomi Home Bakery & Restaurant
54 Huron St
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You can boat to any of the downtown places and there is always room at the dock. We like to boat to Suomi for breakfast. They have traditional Finnish breakfast items. Coffee is typical diner coffee so not so great, but I usually grab a good coffee at 5th and Elm after breakfast because I am picky.
Great outdoor seating, good food and a little store front to buy your smoked fish. They were on food network with Andrew Zimmerman.
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Peterson's Fish Market
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Great outdoor seating, good food and a little store front to buy your smoked fish. They were on food network with Andrew Zimmerman.
You can't beat this place if you are willing to drive. This is where we go for our Anniversary. Great food, great bourbon and beer selection and the most amazing view of Lake Superior. We usually sit on the beach afterwards, find great Lake Superior rocks, and last year there was live music on their deck! My favorite place in the U.P. You have to make a reservation or sit at the bar (we have experienced the bar full too...only about 6 barstools).
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Fitzgerald's Restaurant
5033 Front St
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You can't beat this place if you are willing to drive. This is where we go for our Anniversary. Great food, great bourbon and beer selection and the most amazing view of Lake Superior. We usually sit on the beach afterwards, find great Lake Superior rocks, and last year there was live music on their deck! My favorite place in the U.P. You have to make a reservation or sit at the bar (we have experienced the bar full too...only about 6 barstools).
Great drive in coffee!
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Steep & Brew Drive Thru
48345 M-26
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Great drive in coffee!
Have a tea party and shop in the little store.
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Four Seasons Tea Room
606 Shelden Ave
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Have a tea party and shop in the little store.
If you like a pasty with sliced potatoes this is a great take out place and bakery with great Finnish Tarts.
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Amy J's Pasty
1000 N Lincoln Dr
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If you like a pasty with sliced potatoes this is a great take out place and bakery with great Finnish Tarts.
Amazing Pasty and the best donuts!
Connie's Kitchen
56901 6th St
Amazing Pasty and the best donuts!
Winner of the 2020 pasty challenge. Don't judge a book by its cover! If you are on your way to Copper Harbor, Eagle Harbor or somewhere else that direction grab a pasty to eat at a scenic lookout!
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Mohawk Superette
158 Stanton Ave
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Winner of the 2020 pasty challenge. Don't judge a book by its cover! If you are on your way to Copper Harbor, Eagle Harbor or somewhere else that direction grab a pasty to eat at a scenic lookout!
We love to go to Roy's for breakfast and/or coffee. They have great breakfast danish, cronuts, breakfast pasty and amazing donuts. Their coffee is only drip (no espresso), but it is Keweenaw Coffee Works which is great. We take our across the street to the picnic tables on the canal with a view of the Bridge.
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Roy's Pasties & Bakery
305 W Lakeshore Dr
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We love to go to Roy's for breakfast and/or coffee. They have great breakfast danish, cronuts, breakfast pasty and amazing donuts. Their coffee is only drip (no espresso), but it is Keweenaw Coffee Works which is great. We take our across the street to the picnic tables on the canal with a view of the Bridge.
Great ice cream, custard and even good food on the go or sit outside.
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Drive-Thru Depot
52813 M-26
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Great ice cream, custard and even good food on the go or sit outside.
Great food and ice cream with the old drive in atmosphere. Take it across the highway and eat by the water. The pistachio on Fridays is amazing!
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Baraga Drive-In
1156 S Superior Ave
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Great food and ice cream with the old drive in atmosphere. Take it across the highway and eat by the water. The pistachio on Fridays is amazing!

Sightseeing

Great hike or snowshoe. Has some steep inclines, but even our 10 year old was able to snowshoe the trail. Gorgeous place!
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Hungarian Falls
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Great hike or snowshoe. Has some steep inclines, but even our 10 year old was able to snowshoe the trail. Gorgeous place!
This beach is treasured by locals so don't tell them we sent you! Water is very cold, but you can walk way out before it hits your knees. On a very hot day it's the perfect spot. You can walk out to the lighthouse for a photo op and if you want warm water jump off towards Portage Lake instead of jumping into the Lake Superior side. This beach has very little people, white sand and if you take your jet ski or boat around you can look at some beautiful bluffs. This is a Lamppa family favorite!
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White City
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This beach is treasured by locals so don't tell them we sent you! Water is very cold, but you can walk way out before it hits your knees. On a very hot day it's the perfect spot. You can walk out to the lighthouse for a photo op and if you want warm water jump off towards Portage Lake instead of jumping into the Lake Superior side. This beach has very little people, white sand and if you take your jet ski or boat around you can look at some beautiful bluffs. This is a Lamppa family favorite!
Just down the road or down the trail.
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Nara Nature Park
47375 US-41
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Just down the road or down the trail.
Walk Pilgrim Point for a nice little scenic jaunt.
Pilgrim Point
Walk Pilgrim Point for a nice little scenic jaunt.
Great picnic area, park for kids, small beach, sand volleyball courts and a great view of the canal and lift bridge. Walk the canal, have a picnic, or let the kids get their energy out.
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Chutes and Ladders
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Great picnic area, park for kids, small beach, sand volleyball courts and a great view of the canal and lift bridge. Walk the canal, have a picnic, or let the kids get their energy out.
Guided tour of underground copper mine Ride inside the mine on the Quincy Electric Reversible Mine Transport Quincy #2 Shafthouse: constructed in 1908, a marvel of engineering efficiency Take a closer look at the shaft house Nordberg Steam Hoist: largest steam-powered hoist engine ever built Passenger Cog Rail Tram: Takes you from the top of Quincy Hill to the East Adit (mine entrance) Experience the panoramic view of the Portage Lake Lift Bridge, Houghton, and the Huron Mountains Miner's Memorial House Gift Shop: Buy tour tickets here & shop for mining-related books, videos & souvenirs
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Quincy-gruvan
49750 US-41
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Guided tour of underground copper mine Ride inside the mine on the Quincy Electric Reversible Mine Transport Quincy #2 Shafthouse: constructed in 1908, a marvel of engineering efficiency Take a closer look at the shaft house Nordberg Steam Hoist: largest steam-powered hoist engine ever built Passenger Cog Rail Tram: Takes you from the top of Quincy Hill to the East Adit (mine entrance) Experience the panoramic view of the Portage Lake Lift Bridge, Houghton, and the Huron Mountains Miner's Memorial House Gift Shop: Buy tour tickets here & shop for mining-related books, videos & souvenirs
Great hike to see the Keweenaw Peninsula. You can make it a short hike or a longer hike depending on your skill level. I would download AllTrails app on your phone and this hike is called Bare Bluff. You will probably lose reception up there so this app will help you find it.
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Russell and Miriam Grinnell Memorial Nature Sanctuary
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Great hike to see the Keweenaw Peninsula. You can make it a short hike or a longer hike depending on your skill level. I would download AllTrails app on your phone and this hike is called Bare Bluff. You will probably lose reception up there so this app will help you find it.

Shopping

Very cute shop! If you are looking to do a little shopping this is a cute spot!
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Urban Rustics
48345 M-26
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Very cute shop! If you are looking to do a little shopping this is a cute spot!
Great little shop! I received some gifts I love from there. It's a new store in Houghton and it has some cute stuff!
Grace + Gather
614 Shelden Ave
Great little shop! I received some gifts I love from there. It's a new store in Houghton and it has some cute stuff!
Great store to buy anything U.P./Keweenaw/Great Lakes, etc. Clothes, taffy, local stickers, fudge and about anything else you can think of. When our family came up every year we always stopped in for a U.P. sweatshirt!
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Copper World
101 5th St
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Great store to buy anything U.P./Keweenaw/Great Lakes, etc. Clothes, taffy, local stickers, fudge and about anything else you can think of. When our family came up every year we always stopped in for a U.P. sweatshirt!

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Some Yooper words and their meanings

Holy wah! - The Yooper version of “Holy cow,” “whoa,” or “duuuude” depending on the intonation. "Eh" - used at the end of every sentence "Camp" - A person's lake property with a cabin or camping trailer "you betcha" - when in agreement or saying yes
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How to pronounce words to fit in U.P. here!

Three is often pronounced tree by real yoopers Sauna is pronounced SOW-na Pasty is pronounced Pass-tee Sauna and Pasty are the most important ones to know though!