Tahquamenon Falls Brewery and Pub Spotlight: Paradise, Michigan

Tahquamenon Falls Brewery and Pub sits inside Upper Tahquamenon Falls State Park in Paradise, Michigan — which makes it one of the most dramatically located breweries in the country. Since opening in 1996, it has been serving craft beer and Upper Peninsula food to visitors who come for the falls and stay for the pint.

Beer Brewed in the Park

The brewery produces its own beers on site, and the names reflect the landscape that surrounds it — Lumberjack Lager, Black Bear Stout, Porcupine Pale Ale, Harvest Wheat, Bird’s Eye Maple, and a Blueberry Wheat that runs in August when Michigan blueberries are at their peak. These are beers made for the place they are served in, which is a rare thing.

Upper Peninsula Food Done Right

The food program leans into what the UP does best. Locally caught whitefish. The UP pasty — the meat-and-potato handheld that Cornish miners brought to the Upper Peninsula in the 1800s and that has never left. Bison burgers. Fruit of the Forest Pie. These are not concession stand offerings — they are the food of this specific corner of Michigan, prepared with respect for the tradition behind them.

The Camp 33 Deck

The Camp 33 outdoor deck with its fireplace is one of the best places to have a beer in the Upper Peninsula. You are sitting inside a state park, adjacent to one of the most spectacular waterfalls in the Midwest, drinking a beer that was brewed down the road. Open spring through fall, seven days a week during the season.

Address: 24019 Upper Falls Dr, Paradise, MI 49768