Experiences
Explore Marquette County through guided outdoor experiences, local history, and private adventures.
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Wintergreen Guiding offers both scheduled public experiences and private custom trips throughout Marquette County. Whether you’re visiting for a guided walking tour, planning a full day outdoors, or looking for an Outdoor Activities Program, each experience is designed around honoring the history, respecting the land, and feeding the curiosity.
Outdoor activities program
The Outdoor Activities Program is a pilot four-day summer experience designed for youth to explore the outdoors, build confidence in natural settings, and connect more deeply with the history and landscapes of Marquette County. Through guided exploration, hands-on activities, and time spent in local natural areas, participants will learn foundational outdoor skills while also engaging with the region’s ecology, history, and seasonal environment.
Each day blends movement, observation, and group learning at an accessible pace, with an emphasis on safety, curiosity, and respect for the outdoors. This pilot program is intentionally small in scale and serves as an introduction to future youth programming, offering a structured yet flexible experience for participants to learn, explore, and enjoy time outside.
Historic Downtown Marquette Walking Tour
Explore the history, culture, and waterfront of downtown Marquette on a guided walking experience through the heart of the city. Beginning near Lower Harbor and following the Lake Superior shoreline, this tour weaves together local history, maritime stories, architecture, industry, and the people who helped shape Marquette into the community it is today. Along the way, we’ll visit the harbor and ore docks, Founders Landing, historic Front Street, and several of downtown’s most recognizable landmarks while discussing everything from shipping and mining to recreation, tourism, and everyday life along the lakeshore.
Designed for visitors and locals alike, this relaxed walking tour offers a deeper connection to Marquette through storytelling, conversation, and a slower look at the places many people pass by every day. The route follows sidewalks, paved pathways, and downtown streets at an easy pace with frequent stops along the way, making it an accessible and engaging way to experience the city.
Half/full day Custom Trips
As part of our core experiences, we offer custom outdoor guided trips designed around your interests, pace, and curiosity. Browse the landscape categories below to learn more about the different places where we operate in and around Marquette.
The Lakeshore
Explore Lake Superior’s historic harbor, rugged shoreline, hidden coves, and beautiful beaches. Locations include:
Downtown Marquette Historic District
Presque Isle Park
Little Presque Songbird Trail
Wetmore Landing & Little Presque Isle
Marquette City Loop
Forests & Rivers
Dive into old growth pine stands, quiet trails, waterfalls, and rivers, only found in the interior landscape of Marquette County. Locations include:
Chocolay River Bayou
Lower Dead River Falls
North Trails
South Trails
Yellow Dog River
Ridges & Summits
Traverse the panoramic viewpoints, exposed ridges, and guided summit climbs in the most rugged landscape in the Michigan. Locations include:
Sugarloaf
Mt. Marquette
Hogback
Greywalls Ridge
Kona Hills
Backcountry skiing
Tour the wild backcountry of the central UP on cross country skis. Locations include:
McCormick Tract
Rock River Canyon
Greywalls Ridge
Presque Isle
Lake LeVasseur
Ready to build your custom trip?
Private guided trips are fully customizable and can include multiple locations, pacing options, local history, scenic overlooks, and more. Click the button below for information on how to plan your day.