About three miles off the Upper Peninsula's Lake Superior shoreline, between Skanee and Big Bay, sits a chain of eight rocky islands most Michiganders have never heard of. At the top of one of them stands the Huron Island Lighthouse, guiding ships since 1868, a remote light station that few people ever see up close. Over Labor Day weekend I rode out by Sea-Doo, hiked the island's two trails and had the whole place to myself. Here's what it's like and how to plan your own trip

I took a road trip to the U.P. over the Fourth of July holiday, and my first Sea-Doo launch of the trip was in Munising. The plan: ride out to the lighthouses on Grand Island, then cruise along the cliffs of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. It was my first time taking the new 2024 Sea-Doo Explorer Pro 230 out on Lake Superior, and there's nowhere better to do it. Quick facts Location: Munising, Michigan, on Lake Superior Getting there: Launch from Munising. Grand Island is