Ishpeming Lodgings
BEST WESTERN COUNTRY INN
(800) 528-1234; (906) 485-6345; reserv.
An indoor pool, ample rooms, and little extras make this 2-story facility, now grown to 60 rooms, an attractive place to stay. The lobby has a fireplace, free coffee and newspaper. Complimentary breakfast at Country Grill next door. The indoor pool is big enough for laps. There's a whirlpool, too. All rooms have coffeemakers. Free HBO. Wi-Fi throughout. There's a lot to do within walking distance in the adjacent strip mall: a bookstore, bowling alley, movie theater, a gift shop, Pamida discount store, and the Jasper Ridge brew pub. Snowmobile rentals at Ace Hardware. Summer and winter rates for a standard room before AAA and other discounts: $106. Children under 18 free. $10/extra adult. Other rooms types including whirlpool rooms. Special snowmobile and ski rates. Plug-ins for snowmobiles. On snowmobile trail.
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POINTS OF INTEREST
Tilden/Empire Iron Mine Tour. This highly populr tour of the vast open-pit iron mine and taconite processing plant shows industry on an awesome scale. ... more
Cliffs Shaft Mining Museum. See where miners dressed, walked through tunnel to cages to be lowered down in mine. Retired miners tell tales of work life, cave-ins, tragic accidents. Engaging mine model, artifacts, mineral specimens from Ishpeming Rock & Mineral Club. ... more
Lake Bancroft Park. In dramatic surroundings, you can picnic while enjoying good views of Ishpeming and its monumental mining headframes ... more
Jasper Knob, Cliffs Cottage and vicinity. Climb a huge outcrop of deep-red Michigan jasper (“the world's largest gemstone”) and get a nice view of Ishpeming's southeast side ... more
Country Garden Quilts. Formerly an anchor of the Michigamme cluster of shops, this nifty quilt shop on the highway features bright, upbeat fabric colors ... more
U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame & Museum. In a ski jump-shaped building, the story is told of how U.S. skiing developed from a minor sport brought by Scandinavians, enhanced by Hollywood, Sun Valley, and the illustrious WWII ski assault team ... more
Artisans Gallery & Clay Studio. A working pottery studio and quality crafts gallery showing U. P. pottery, painting, weaving, wood, and glass works ... more
Da Yoopers Tourist Trap & Museum. The roadside attraction from a popular satirical U.P. comedy group combines free outdoor exhibits like the world's largest chain saw and deer playing cards at deer camp with Yooper novelties, books, and a good rock shop ... more
Al Quaal Recreation Area. This woodsy 300-acre city park offers a 1,200-foot iced toboggan run and swimming on Teal Lake ... more
Hunt's Map Guide to the Upper Peninsula
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