Tahquamenon Scenic Heritage Route

The Scenic Heritage Route Project

The purpose of preparing a Scenic Heritage Route Management Plan for the M-123 Corridor from the town of Eckerman to the Village of Newberry is to provide an understanding of a designated heritage route, what makes it a special place and furthermore, why it should be preserved.

The Tahquamenon Heritage Route is a picturesque 63-mile stretch of Highway M-123, which was originally designated from the Galloway Creek to County Road 500 as a Michigan Scenic Heritage Route in 1997.

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Michigan Highway M-123, at its’ southern-most point intersects with I-75 about eight miles north of the Mackinac Bridge. From this point, it traverses northwest to Eckerman Corner, where it intersects with Highway M-28, one of the Upper Peninsula’s two main east-west thoroughfares. From this intersection at M-28, M-123 begins a horseshoe shaped loop that travels north through Eckerman, in Chippewa Township into Whitefish Township in Chippewa County and through the community of Paradise where it makes a sharp left turn to the west. At this stage, the route takes a twisting path southwesterly past the Lower and Upper Tahquamenon Falls, through McMillan Township in Luce County and eventually passing through the Village of Newberry and again intersects with M-28.

The Tahquamenon Scenic Heritage Route Committee meets on the 3rd Wednesday of the month each quarter, the next meeting is scheduled for October 20, 2010.

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Eastern Upper Peninsula Regional Planning and Development
P.O. Box 520 Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783
Phone: 906 635-1581 Fax: 906 635-9582