10 Best Historic Waterfalls in Michigan 2026

The USGS gazetteer describes it as: The falls have a vertical drop of 40 feet. Older records also call it Potawatomie Falls and Potowatomie Falls. Visitors rate it 4.8 stars across 56 Google reviews. The nearest town is Bessemer, about 11 miles to the south. The nearest other named waterfall is Gorge Falls, about 0.2 miles to the north.

Name history: The original BGN decision card for Saint Marys Falls can be found in the feature folder for Saint Marys River FID1623189. Older records also call it Soo Rapids Falls. Visitors rate it 5.0 stars across 1 Google review. The nearest town is Sault Ste. Marie, about 1.2 miles to the southeast.

The USGS gazetteer describes it as: Along the course of the Sturgeon River, SW of the mouth of Bocco Creek, 1.3 mi S of Alberta and 9.2 mi SSW of L'Anse. Older records also call it Bocco Falls. Visitors rate it 4.9 stars across 275 Google reviews. The nearest town is L'Anse, about 9.3 miles to the north. The nearest other named waterfall is Lower Canyon Falls, about 0.1 miles to the southwest.

The USGS gazetteer describes it as: The falls have a vertical drop of 30 feet. Older records also call it Conglomerate Falls. Visitors rate it 4.9 stars across 117 Google reviews. The nearest town is Bessemer, about 10 miles to the south. The nearest other named waterfall is Potawatomi Falls, about 0.4 miles to the northeast.

Older records also call it Upper Tahquamenon Falls and Big Falls. Visitors rate it 4.9 stars across 1,223 Google reviews. The nearest town is Newberry, about 19 miles to the southwest. The nearest other named waterfall is Lower Falls, about 3.1 miles to the northeast.

The USGS gazetteer describes it as: Located on the Middle Branch Ontonagon River, the falls have a vertical drop of 50 feet. Visitors rate it 4.9 stars across 685 Google reviews. The nearest town is Iron River, about 32 miles to the southeast. The nearest other named waterfall is Little Falls, about 2.7 miles to the southeast.

Older records also call it Houghton - Douglass Falls and Douglas Houghton Falls. Visitors rate it 4.7 stars across 118 Google reviews. The nearest town is Lake Linden, about 1.3 miles to the southeast. The nearest other named waterfall is Hungarian Falls, about 2.7 miles to the south.

The USGS gazetteer describes it as: The falls have a vertical drop of 25 feet. Visitors rate it 4.8 stars across 56 Google reviews. The nearest town is Bessemer, about 12 miles to the south. The nearest other named waterfall is Rainbow Falls, about 0.5 miles to the north.

The USGS gazetteer describes it as: The falls have a vertical drop of 45 feet. Visitors rate it 4.7 stars across 55 Google reviews. The nearest town is Bessemer, about 12 miles to the south. The nearest other named waterfall is Sandstone Falls, about 0.5 miles to the south.

The USGS gazetteer describes it as: Located on the Middle Branch Ontonagon River, the falls have a vertical drop of 39 feet. Visitors rate it 4.3 stars across 40 Google reviews. The nearest town is Ontonagon, about 29 miles to the north. The nearest other named waterfall is Bond Falls, about 5.3 miles to the south.