Skiing & Snowboarding

Christmas Ski Trail

Easy, flat trails on shores of Lake Superior in the Hiawatha National Forest. Two loops are lighted for night skiing.

State Parks and Camping in Michigan

Bay Furnace Campground

Local History

A swamp area when Julius Thorson, of Munising, bought the land here in 1838.  He built a factory to make gift articles, and with the holiday trade in mind, he named the place Christmas.  A fire in June 1940 wiped out the place and ended the endeavor, but the area still retains the name.

Informational excerpts from Michigan Place Names, by Walter Romig, L.H.D.

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