Going Into These 10 Caves In Michigan Is Like Entering Another World
By Serena Maria Daniels|Published December 14, 2015
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Serena Maria Daniels is an award-winning freelance journalist in Detroit, by way of Chicago, by way of the West Coast. She writes about Michigan for OIYS. Serena enjoys learning about language and culture and taking road trips with her beagle Ralph.
Michigan isn’t exactly known for its caves, but maybe that’s because they’re quite a bit different from the underground rock formations found in states with more volcanic activity. That doesn’t mean we don’t have them. In fact, thanks to the sandstone cliffs found in places like Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, or the many, many caverns created by miners in the 19th century in Copper Country in the Upper Peninsula, we have many more caves than you might expect. They also come as dramatic ice formations, created along our lake shores during the winter months.
Located in Ontonagon County at the base of the Keweenaw Peninsula in the western side of the Upper Peninsula, the Adventure Mining Company offers four guided underground tours of one of the best preserved copper mines in the state.
7) An ice cave on Lake Michigan at Kirk Park, West Olive
OK, so not all of Michigan's caves are the result of mining or natural phenomena. This Polar bear doesn't seem to mind his man-made cave at the Detroit zoo.
Kinda surprising, huh? Tell us though, have you explored some mysterious caves and caverns in Michigan that we don’t know about? Tell us about them!
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