Alger County
Historic Locations
Attractions
- Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore-Munising
Munising to Grand Marais, 40 miles of shoreline. Spectacular examples of what happens when wind and water meet solid rock.

Grand Marais Dunes and Bay
Grand Marais Home Page.
- Laughing Whitefish Falls
Located on the Laughing Whitefish River, 2 1/2 miles northeast of Sundell. Spectacular 100 foot drop, deep gorge and layered limestone walls. There is a 20 minute walk into the falls.
- Scott Falls
Located on the south side of M-28, the east side of Lake Superior's AuTrain Bay. The 20 foot waterfall can be seen from M28.
- Rock River Falls
Located within the Hiawatha National Forest approximately 5 miles northwest of Chatham. This waterfall drops over a sandstone ledge into a pool 20 feet below. At the edges of
the river canyon below with sandstone outcrops that have been
worked by water and weather until caves 10-20 feet have formed.
These falls are located within the Rock River Canyon closure area, no motor vehicles are allowed.
- Miners Falls
Located within the Pictured Rocks National Lake Shore, about 3.5 miles north of H-58, on H-13 towards the Miners Castle. Follow the foot trail 1 mile east to the head of Miners Basin.
- AuTrain Falls
Located off the Forest Lake Road, 8 miles south of AuTrain
or 1/10 mile north of M-94. These falls consist of a series of small steps and cascades that drop about 50 feet within a 200 foot stretch.
- Wagner Falls
Located about 1.5 miles south of Munising on Highway M-94. A short trail will lead you up the Wagner Creek Valley, to the falls. A series of small falls and cascades that stretch for about 100 feet.
- Alger Falls
Located one mile south of Munising where Highway M-94 meets
M-28. Can be seen along the east side of Highway M-28.
- Horseshoe Falls
Privately owned waterfall, southeast Munising, has a 20 foot free fall drop into a pool below. A natural shaped amphitheater allows visitors to walk behind the waterfall without getting wet. Visitors can feed rainbow trout in the trout pond.
- Munising Falls
Located in the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in northeast Munising across from the hospital. A short 1/2 mile scenic hike along the creek valley and over footbridges either to the base of the 50 foot waterfall to the top.

The Upper Tahquamenon Falls is located in Alger County. The Lower Falls are part of Chippewa County.
More information on Tahquamenon Falls
Alger Underwater Preserve-Munising
Tour the shipwrecks aboard a glass-bottom boat
Links to Alger County Information