Sucker River
The Sucker River is a 34.8-mile-long river in eastern Alger County on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States. It rises at the outlet of Nawakwa Lake and flows generally north to Lake Superior east of Grand Marais.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Sucker Creek”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Grand Marais Harbor of Refuge Inner and Outer Lights and Pickle Barrel House.
Grand Marais Harbor of Refuge Inner and Outer Lights
Lighthouse
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The Grand Marais Harbor of Refuge Inner and Outer Lights are a pair of lighthouses located on the west pier at the entry to Grand Marais Harbor of Refuge, in Grand Marais, Michigan. They were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. Grand Marais Harbor of Refuge Inner and Outer Lights is situated 1½ miles northwest of Sucker River.
Pickle Barrel House
Museum
The Pickle Barrel House is a two-story cabin built to in the shape of two barrels. The house design is based on the artwork of William Donahey, an author-illustrator who created the Teenie Weenies cartoon characters that were two inches tall and lived under a rose bush in a pickle barrel. Pickle Barrel House is situated 2 miles west of Sucker River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grand Marais.
Grand Marais
Village
Photo: NMMIMAJ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grand Marais is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Alger County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located within Burt Township on the shores of Lake Superior, and the community is the eastern gateway to the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore via H-58. Grand Marais is situated 2 miles west of Sucker River.
Sucker River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Alger, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Sucker River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Sucker”
- Cebuano: “Sucker River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Sucker”
- Venetian: “Sucker”
- Welsh: “Afon Sucker”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Green Haven and Lavender Corner.
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Highlights include Bird Grave and East Bay.
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