TRAVEL IN MICHIGAN
MONARCH BUTTERFLY MIGRATION
Every autumn during the last two weeks of August and the first two weeks of September the Monarchs gather at Stonington Point just east of Escanaba and Gladstone. Here they wait until the winds are right for the migration flight south across Lake Michigan, Green Bay, and on to their winter grounds in the mountains of Mexico.
There is an abandoned lighthouse at Stonington Point that you can climb.
If you want to see the migration but can't
make it to the upper peninsula, consider the Sunrise Side. The
monarchs also gather at Tawas Point near the light house. Additional
information is here at the
Tawas Bay Getaway.