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The Tahquamenon Falls is the name of two different waterfalls on the Tahquamenon River near Lake Superior in the Michigan’s eastern Upper Peninsula. The color of the water is visibly brown, from the tannin leached from the cedar swamps that Tahquamenon River drains. The color gave the upper falls the nickname "The Root Beer Falls". The upper falls are over 200 feet wide and drop about 48 feet. The lower falls are located about four miles downstream and consist of a series of five smaller falls that cascade around an island in the river. The island can be accessed by rowboat. There is a hiking trail between the falls that runs along the riverside. Visitors like to splash in the lower falls in the summer to cool off. The falls are located within Tahquamenon Falls State Park, between Newberry and Paradise, Michigan.
41382 W M 123, Paradise, MI 49768-9628
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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