CNN and HGTV this week released their list of best hiking cities in the U.S., and Northern Michigan - specifically Marquette - made the list.
The list cited Marquette for the plethora of nearby outdoors spots, as well as for the North Country Trail. The excerpt read:
“For outdoor enthusiasts, there’s no better place to be in Michigan than the Upper Peninsula, which is home to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Presque Isle Park and the Porcupine Mountains. It’s also a best bet to make Marquette your base camp for all kinds of hiking adventures. Hiking to the summit of Sugarloaf Mountain is a favorite for views across Lake Superior. Plan to step foot on the North Country Trail, which runs through Marquette. This 4,800-mile hiking trail is the longest of the 11 trails in the national trails system, which includes the Appalachian Trail. Marquette is also home to gorgeous beaches like Black Rocks Beach and Pebble Beach.”
The majority of the cities on CNN’s list were in the West (think Colorado, California and Oregon), but a handful of Eastern cities made the list. For the Midwest, only Marquette and Milwaukee made the list.