From waterfalls to single tracks, unlikely adventure abounds in the Upper Peninsula.
“Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has always been a mini-Alaska to me,” said longtime resident Aaron Peterson, an adventure photographer and founder of the thriving Fresh Coast Film Festival, now in its third year. “The U.P. is known for big snows flowing from an inland sea and a funky, live-and-let-live culture that make it the weirdest and wildest place in the Midwest — I’m proud to call it home.”
Access to pristine nature makes it an adventurer’s playground — and the perfect spot for the burly Red Bull 400 coming May 12, 2018, to Copper Peak in Ironwood, Michigan. Competitors basically run 400 meters uphill on the historic ski jump for the ultimate endurance test.
Red Bull 400
Ever fancied running up a ski jump? Warm up your leg muscles and gear up for the hardest 400m of your life!
Whether busting a lung up a ski jump is your jam or not, there are plenty of adventures to be had in this Midwestern Great Lake oasis for hikers, bikers, runners and skiers. In Ironwood itself, see the home of the iconic Stormy Kormer cap, proudly made in the U.S.A. since 1903, on a factory tour. Or take a hiking and rappelling tour of an old mine an hour and a half outside of town. With the Red Bull 400 right around the corner, we tapped Peterson gives us a few local recommendations out and about on the U.P.
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