Paradise is located on M-123 in Chippewa County.  Paradise was founded in 1925 and has a history of shipping, logging, fishing, blueberry and cranberry harvesting.  A fire destroyed the natural growth of the land and created one of Michigan’s most productive wild blueberry producing areas.  Paradise is popular destination for fishing, hunting, camping, swimming, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, agate hunting, and snowshoeing.

Attractions

Centennial Cranberry Farm, 30957 W. Wildcat Road, Paradise, MI 49768, Phone: (906) 492-3314

Crisp Point Lighthouse, PO Box 229, Paradise, MI 49768, Phone: (906) 492-3206. Located approximately 12 to 13 miles west of Whitefish Point in a remote area in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. It was constructed in 1903 and 1904 and became operational on May 5, 1904. It was decommissioned in 1993. The lighthouse was once crowned with a fixed 360 degree, red, fourth order light and stands 58 feet from its base to the ventilator ball of the lantern. Originally this site contained a lifesaving station and quarters, a two family brick light keeper's house with basement, a brick fog signal building, an oil house, two frame barns, a boat house and landing, a tramway, a lighthouse tower, and a brick service room entrance building. Today all that remains is the lighthouse tower and part of the brick service room. Most of the service room was washed away by Lake Superior in November of 1996. In January of 1998, the Crisp Point Lighthouse Historical Society had stone placed in front of the lighthouse tower to protect it from Lake Superior.

Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum & Whitefish Point Light Station, 18335 North Whitefish Point Road, Paradise, MI 49768, Phone: (906) 492-3747.  Take a trip back in time on a guided tour of the fully restored 1861 light keepers quarters of the oldest active light on Lake Superior or explore the haunting world of shipwrecks in the museum gallery. Artifacts from 13 local shipwrecks, the tribute to the Fitzgerald and the men lost with that vessel. Our theater shows a 15 minute video that tells the mysterious story of the sinking. Shipwreck Coast Gift Shop. The quarters features period furnishings, descriptive panels and artifacts from the days of the U.S. Lighthouse and Life Saving Services. The Crews Quarters are available year round for our overnight guests, when the museum is closed to regular visitors between Nov. 1 to April 30th, those staying in the Crews Quarters are entitled to a private tour and free membership to the Shipwreck Society.

Lower Tahquamenon Falls, 10 miles West of Paradise on M-123

Tahquamenon Falls State Park, 41382 West M-123, Paradise, MI 49768, Phone: (906) 492-3415

Upper Tahquamenon Fall, 14 miles West of Paradise on M-12

Whitefish Point Bird Observatory, 16914 North Whitefish Point Road, Paradise, MI 49768, Phone: (906) 492-3596

Whitefish Point Underwater Preserve, Michigan Underwater Preserve Council, 560 N. State Street, St. Ignace, MI 4978, Phone: (800) 338-6660.

Dining Out

Little Falls Restaurant, 8112 North M-123, PO Box 55, Paradise, MI 49768, Phone: (906) 492-3529

Tahquamenon Falls Brewery & Pub, M 123, Paradise, MI 49768, Phone: (906) 492-3300

Lodging

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Best Western Lakefront Inn & Suites, 8112 N. M-123, P.O. Box 55, Paradise, MI 49768, Phone: (906) 492-3770

Birchwood Resort, 8442 North Whitefish Point Road, Paradise, MI 49768, Phone: (906) 492-3320

Cloud Nine Cottages, 6720 North M-123, PO Box 62, Paradise, MI 49768, Phone: (906) 492-3434

Curley's Paradise Motel & Cabins, M 123 at Whitefish Pointe Road, PO Box 57, Paradise, MI 49768, Phone: (906) 492-3445

Freighter's View on the Bay, 10346 North Whitefish Point Road, Paradise, MI 49768, Phone: (906) 492-3266

Heidi's Travelers Motel, 7969 Highway M 123, Paradise, MI 49768, Phone: (906) 492-3364

Lakeview Cabins Resort, PO Box 125, Paradise, MI 49768, Phone: (906) 492-3368

Mile Creek Cabins, Whitefish Point Road, PO Box 24, Paradise, MI 49768, Phone: (906) 492-3211

Paradise Inn, Highway M-123, Paradise, MI 49768, Phone: (906) 492-3940

Saunders Sunrise Cabins, 10126 N. Whitefish Point Rd, Paradise, MI 49768, Phone: (906) 492-3378

U.S. Coast Guard Crew Lifesaving Station, 18335 N. Whitefish Point Road, Paradise, MI 49768, Phone: (906) 492-3747

Whitefish Bay Motel & Cabins, M 123 South, PO Box 199, Paradise, MI 49768, Phone: (906) 492-3505

Outdoors

Andrus Lake State Forest Campground, Wire Road and Vermillion Road, Lake Superior State Forest, Paradise, MI 49768, Phone: (906) 293-3293

North Country National Scenic Trail, 229 E Main Street, Lowell, MI 49331, Phone: (616) 897-5987.

Shelldrake Dam State Forest Campground, Wire Road & Vermillion, Paradise, MI 49768, Phone: (906) 293-3293

Tahquamenon Falls Camp Store, 39924 W. Highway 123, Paradise, MI 49768, Phone: (906) 492-3246

Tahquamenon Falls State Park, 41382 West M-123, Paradise, MI 49768, Phone: (906) 492-3415

Tinker's Pit Stop, 8165 M 123, PO Box 30, Paradise, MI 49768, Phone: (906) 492-3898

Vagabond Motel, 7917 North M 123, PO Box 312, Paradise, MI 49768, Phone: (906) 492-3477

Vagabond Motel, 7917 North M 123, PO Box 312, Paradise, MI 49768, Phone: (906) 492-3477

Whitefish Point Underwater Preserve, Michigan Underwater Preserve Council, 560 N. State Street, St. Ignace, MI 4978, Phone: (800) 338-6660.

Woods & Water Ecotours, 20 Pickford Avenue, Hessel, MI 49745, Phone: (906) 484-4157

Services

Shopping

Paradise True Value Hardware [Hardware Store], P.O. Box 59,  8196 N. M-123,  Paradise, Michigan 49768, Phone: +1 (906) 492-3282

Tahquamenon Falls Camp Store, 39924 W. Highway 123, Paradise, MI 49768, Phone: (906) 492-3246

Tinker's Pit Stop, 8165 M 123, PO Box 30, Paradise, MI 49768, Phone: (906) 492-3898

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