Please note that Alpena is not just a summer destination ... views of Lake Huron’s glittering shoreline. Fun Fact: Michigan has 155 lighthouses, more than any other state.

including tours of lighthouses, glass-bottom boat tours, and visits to local eateries and shops. The ships have a capacity of 378 passengers. Alpena is among eight Michigan ports of call - Detroit ...

Head to Alpena itself for more outdoor fun ... the northernmost point in Michigan's lower section. There are lighthouses here too -- McGulpin Point and Old Machinac -- but the scene stealer ...

Alpena, Michigan, and Amberley, Ontario. John O’Shea is a professor at the University of Michigan and the curator of Great Lakes Archaeology at the U-M Museum of Anthropological Archaeology.