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Big Bay is located on County Road 550 in Marquette County. Founded by lumbermen about 1875 and named from its location on Big Bay, by Lake Superior. The village was given a post office on February 10, 1902, with Andrew McAfee as its first postmaster. Informational excerpts from Michigan Place Names, by Walter Romig, L.H.D.
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Attractions
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Alder Falls, on Alder Creek, 2.5 miles Southeast of Big Bay.
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Big Bay Point Lighthouse Bed & Breakfast, 3 Lighthouse Road, Big Bay, MI 49808, Phone: (906) 345-9957. One of the few surviving resident lighthouses in the country, our guests enjoy half-mile of Lake Superior shore, viewing tower, sauna, library and fireplaces. Enjoy biking, waterfalls, skiing and snowmobiling nearby. Summer lighthouse tours available.
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Big Pup Creek Falls, 4 miles South of Big Bay.
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Bushy Creek Falls
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Cliff Falls, 12 miles West of Big Bay.
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Pinnacle Falls Dam
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Twin Falls
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Dining Out
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Thunder Bay Inn, 400 Bensinger Drive, PO Box 286, Big Bay, MI 49808, Phone: (906) 345-9376
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Lodging
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Big Bay Depot Motel, County Road 550, P. O. Box 61, Big Bay, MI 49808, Phone: (906) 345-9350
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Big Bay Point Lighthouse Bed & Breakfast, 3 Lighthouse Road, Big Bay, MI 49808, Phone: (906) 345-9957
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Buchl's Retreat on Lake Independence, Independence Lake, Big Bay, MI 49808, Phone: (906) 249-1156
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Dickerson's House, Lake Independence, Big Bay, MI 49855, Phone: (906) 345-9914
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Mark's Place Lakeside Cabin, HRC #1 Box 328, Big Bay, MI 49855, Phone: (906) 345-9914
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Northern Michigan Cabin & Cottage Rentals, 3980 Curtisville Road, South Branch, Michigan 48761, Phone: (989) 785-0600
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Shaw's Cabin, Lake Independance, Big Bay, MI 49808, Phone: (906) 249-1389
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Thunder Bay Inn, 400 Bensinger Drive, PO Box 286, Big Bay, MI 49808, Phone: (906) 345-9376
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Tell Them You Found Then in Upper Peninsula Online
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Outdoors
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Hiawatha Water Trail, PO Box 7131, Marquette, MI 49855.
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Perkins Park Campground, County Road 550, Big Bay, MI 49808, Phone: (906) 345-9353
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Huron Mountain Outfitters Tour, 404 Schenk, PO Box 38, Big Bay, MI 49808, Phone: (906) 345-9265
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Noquemanon Trail Network, PO Box 746, Marquette, MI 49855, Phone: (906) 228-6182
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Perkins Park Campground, County Road 550, Big Bay, MI 49808, Phone: (906) 345-9353
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Services
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Shopping
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