The white brick Point Iroquois lighthouse and keeper's house seen across the dunes at sunset

Michigan Upper Peninsula · 3 stops · 104 mi

Castle Rock to Whitefish Point: Upper Peninsula Road Trip Stops

3 stops · 104 miles · about 2 hr 27 min of driving

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Route map: Castle Rock to Point Iroquois to Whitefish Point, 104 miles

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The three stops from our co-pilot reel, in driving order north from St. Ignace. Facts and visitor notes come from official sources (linked under each stop). The photos are ours. Mileage and drive time are a routing estimate without traffic or stops. Several of these stops are seasonal, so read the note below before you go.

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  1. Castle Rock, St. Ignace

    The Castle Rock sign on the rock tower above the Straits of Mackinac

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    Visitor notes (official sources)

    • After crossing the Mackinac Bridge, take I-75 north about 4 miles to Exit 348; the Castle Rock parking lot is directly off the exit. Source: castlerockmi.com ↗
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  2. 56 mi · 1 hr 10 min from stop 1

    Point Iroquois Light Station

    The white brick Point Iroquois lighthouse and keeper's house seen across the dunes at sunset

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    • The first lighthouse here operated until 1870, when the wooden building was torn down and replaced with the brick tower that still stands today Source: fs.usda.gov ↗
    • Of the five lighthouses in Hiawatha National Forest, Point Iroquois is by far the most visited, drawing up to 50,000 people every year Source: fs.usda.gov ↗
    • The point was named by the Anishinaabe people, who repelled an invading Iroquois war party there in 1662 Source: fs.usda.gov ↗

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  3. 48 mi · 1 hr 17 min from stop 2

    Whitefish Point Light Station

    The steel skeleton tower and white keeper's house at Whitefish Point Light Station

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