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Michigan Explorer's collection of iconic attractions around the state.

Benny the Beard Fisher, a 30-foot wooden troll sculpture with a long braided beard, seated in the woods along the Manistique River in Germfask, MichiganAttractions

Benny the Beard Fisher

Germfask, Schoolcraft County

A 30-foot wooden troll by artist Thomas Dambo, sitting on the Manistique River inside a Germfask campground. $10 per car, a short flat walk, no climbing.

$10 per vehicle, paid at the Northland Outfitters camp store

A tour boat inside one of the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, with construction cranes and the historic administration building beyondAttractions

Soo Locks

Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County

My kids said no to the Soo Locks. Then they watched freighters rise and sink 21 feet for 90 minutes. Free, a little nerdy and genuinely amazing.

Free for Soo Locks Park, the observation platform and the visitor center — no Recreation Passport needed