Looking for info on Michigans UP

I'm moving to Sault Ste Marie in the spring.  Who here has done any hiking, camping, kayaking, fishing or hunting in the UP?  What is the forest like, is it mostly pine and fir or deciduous?  I've been able to dig up info on a shooting range there and some surfing but not much about the national forests and the state parks.  I also broke out the Cabelas catalog since 12 years in the northwest has left me unprepared for below zero temps.  I'm really looking forward to cross country skiing again and winter camping.

 

Don

I was in Charlevoix and Marquette this past week. The colors of the hard woods went on for hundreds of miles so I'd say less than half are pines. Looks like you could get lost pretty easy up there. The people that live in the U.P. Really love it. The ones that don't leave. I don't know why but many people up there don't like S.S.M. And have derogetory terms for it but I don't know why? The wind off the lakes is bitter cold and be ready for 300" of snow per year. I like it but could never get the wife to live in a place like that.

DD

 dd: your right ... when i was up there we went from the soo all the way to the falls and it was like driving in nabraska for a few hours till we started to see the deep woods..

 superior state is where matt is going when he gets done with the bull shit stuff at the local collage here... the lady from up there said if you like snow that is the place to be.. she said it starts snowing in sept. and dosnt stop till june. and when you walk from 1 building to another all you see is snow.....

 dm1333, check out this web site it is for us here in michigan. wwwmichigan-sportsman.com there was someone asking about bow hunting in that part of the upper.... and there are a few other forums to look in...

  my son has been saving up his bear points for a few years now and i  told him to keep collecting them till he goes to school up there . like i said they say the island is a hot spot for hunting ....