Besides Bond and Agate which aren't right in Gogebic area are there any Falls in the area that are accessible by snowmobile? I ask because while looking at a site of a local Hotel there they had pictures posted of numerous falls and am curious if they are accessible and where they are, In my opinion...falls look much better with a blanket of snow on or around them
Falls near Gogebic area
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O Kun de Kun Falls. On North country trail. Don't know if can get there by snowmobile, but only 1.3 mile hike from US-45. With low snow depth won't need snowshoes.
https://gowaterfalling.com/waterfalls/okundekun.shtml
https://gowaterfalling.com/waterfalls/okundekun.shtml
Cascade Falls: Trail 13 out of Bergland, 8 miles. 1 mi trail off of snowmobile trail. I have never visited; don't know how viable.
Gabbro Falls, Neepikon Falls: Trail 2 at Blackjack Mountain. Can see it from trail. I've ridden by this many times, but never stop.
Further away, trail access:
Sturgeon Falls: Trail 109, N of Sidnaw.
Superior Falls: Trail 160. Ironwood, MI. Right on snowmobile trail.
Gabbro Falls, Neepikon Falls: Trail 2 at Blackjack Mountain. Can see it from trail. I've ridden by this many times, but never stop.
Further away, trail access:
Sturgeon Falls: Trail 109, N of Sidnaw.
Superior Falls: Trail 160. Ironwood, MI. Right on snowmobile trail.
Tim in Indiana
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There is Yondotta falls just southwest of Lake Gogebic or north of Marenisco. Take County Road 105 off of 2 about 4 miles and you will cross a small bridge over the river. The falls are on the west side of 105 and the path is on the north side of the river.
CR105 is the first road heading north after the M64 and 2 intersection and it gravel. I think it is plowed in the winter but you may be able to ride it.
CR105 is the first road heading north after the M64 and 2 intersection and it gravel. I think it is plowed in the winter but you may be able to ride it.
Thanks everyone! Will have to check further into access to these, next year thinking about planning trip to Munising area, was there once and there was a lot of scenic things to see, really liked the Eben ice caves (the walk to them was less than desirable in full gear), and big spring not to mention the numerous falls in the area. Started looking for a nice cabin rental in that area, doesn't seem to be that many. Hoping to add this trip to our week in the U.P. but we will see.
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Hungarian Falls near Hubbell is one of my favorites.
https://www.gowaterfalling.com/waterfalls/hungarian.shtml
https://www.gowaterfalling.com/waterfalls/hungarian.shtml
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Accessible by snowmobile?
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Isn't that the one off the trail by silver mountain? I've been there my wife hasn't, haven't ventured that way as I thought that area was closed from washouts?
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I believe in normal conditions snowmobile trail #3 goes over the gorge on Dover creek. However, the trail is presently closed due to the Father's Day storm causing many washouts. It would be about a half mile hike to the falls from the snowmobile trail. In normal snow years it would be hard to walk that far without snow shoes, but with little snow this year should be easy except snowmobile trail is closed. If anyone takes the hike now or in summer go up on the right side of the stream. The path will make a fork and the bottom fork will take you to the bottom of the first falls. Can't see much of the first falls on the upper path but great for seeing the second falls. I actually like the second falls better than the first.
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Douglas Houghton Falls
Another falls to see is Douglass Houghton Falls between Lake Linden and Calumet. The landowner closed it to the public a few years ago, but it was recently sold to the DNR and they will eventually open it up to the public again. This falls is only a short distance off the highway and climbing down to the bottom can be kind of rugged, but easily doable. There is a cave at the bottom that you can enter, but I only ventured in only about 10 to 15 feet as it gets dark very quickly. I assume it was an old mine looking for copper. Here is video of going down to the bottom of the falls and into the cave. I hope the DNR will keep access to the cave if it is safe.
http://www.keweenawreport.com/news/local-news/houghton-douglass-falls-sold-to-dnr/
Another falls to see is Douglass Houghton Falls between Lake Linden and Calumet. The landowner closed it to the public a few years ago, but it was recently sold to the DNR and they will eventually open it up to the public again. This falls is only a short distance off the highway and climbing down to the bottom can be kind of rugged, but easily doable. There is a cave at the bottom that you can enter, but I only ventured in only about 10 to 15 feet as it gets dark very quickly. I assume it was an old mine looking for copper. Here is video of going down to the bottom of the falls and into the cave. I hope the DNR will keep access to the cave if it is safe.
http://www.keweenawreport.com/news/local-news/houghton-douglass-falls-sold-to-dnr/
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That's what I thought, I have been there but I thought the trail (basically the road that ran through the park) was closed there was also some pretty nice overlooks in that area as well, did not venture over there last year, we home base on Gogebic and I don't remember if it was the trail leading to silver that was washed out or it was in silver, will have to investigate further as it was a good ride through, then you could loop around and hit the pipe line or gas line trail whatever it was with the hills you could come down the backside airborne.
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FYI:
As seen in the title of the Keweenaw Report article at your link, the name of the falls is really Houghton-Douglass Falls. Everyone seems to think it was named for Douglass Houghton, but that is incorrect.
The falls were named in honor of the first State Geologist, Dr. Douglass Houghton and his cousin and assistant, Columbus Christopher Douglass.
Dr. Houghton convinced the new Michigan legislature to sponsor the exploration of the Upper Peninsula and was the first to recognize the enormous economic potential of the Keweenaw’s copper ore bodies.
C.C. Douglass (also brother-in-law to Ransom Bird Shelden Sr. the founder of Houghton) was a member of Dr. Houghton's survey party and stayed in the Keweenaw where he was one of the founders of Houghton and Hancock along with being an officer for many mines.
After Dr. Houghton’s untimely drowning death in 1845, C.C. Douglass spent the remainder of his career developing the vast mineral resources of the Keweenaw Peninsula.
In naming the falls, the names were deliberately reversed from alphabetical order to avoid the unfounded conclusion that the falls were named after Douglas Houghton!
When the falls were still open to the Public there was a sign with the Houghton-Douglass name. It was gone in either the late '60s or early '70s. The Houghton-Douglass name often appears in historical references. It's easy to understand how the name morphed to "Douglas Houghton".
As Paul Harvey would say, "Now you know the rest of the story…"!
I was there a few times during my years at "da Tech" before it was closed off, and hiking in from the bottom, but of course I have no photos.
I thought it looked like ol' Paul Bunyan must have used a round-pointed shovel upstream along Hammell Creek to form the falls.
You can see what I mean in this view up Hammell Creek in Google Earth (with the vertical dimension exaggerated):
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chiefcheese
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Kalkabika Falls between Watersmeet and Marenisco.