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===Places of interest=== [[File:2009-0619-Escanaba-Ludington.jpg|thumb|right|Historic House of Ludington]] *The House of Ludington - A landmark historic hotel in downtown Escanaba.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |url=http://www.dailypress.net/life/features/2015/08/house-of-ludington-witnessed-esky-history/ |title=House of Ludington witnessed Esky history |last=Rose-Wils |first=Karen |date=21 August 2015 |website=www.dailypress.net |publisher=Escanaba Daily Press |language=en-US |access-date=2018-03-19 |archive-date=2018-03-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319214112/http://www.dailypress.net/life/features/2015/08/house-of-ludington-witnessed-esky-history/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":0" /> Originally built in 1865 as the Gaynor House Hotel, it was renamed in 1871 after prominent lumberman [[Nelson Ludington]].<ref name=":4" /> It was rebuilt as a brick structure in the [[Queen Anne style architecture in the United States|Queen Anne Style]] in 1883, becoming the New Ludington Hotel. It is believed that [[Al Capone]] utilized the tunnels located below the basement of the hotel during the [[prohibition]] era.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dailypress.net/life/features/2015/08/house-of-ludington-witnessed-esky-history/ |title=House of Ludington witnessed Esky history {{!}} News, Sports, Jobs - Daily Press |website=www.dailypress.net |language=en-US |access-date=2018-06-29 |archive-date=2018-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629051601/http://www.dailypress.net/life/features/2015/08/house-of-ludington-witnessed-esky-history/ |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[Sand Point Light]]house & Delta County Historical Museum - Deactivated in 1939, this lighthouse was used by the [[United States Coast Guard]] to house seamen assigned to Escanaba.<ref name=":3" /> The building was completely restored to its original design in the late 1860s, and has been listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]], along with Escanaba's central downtown district.<ref name=":3" /> *U.P. Steam & Gas Engine Museum<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.upsteamandgasengine.org/agricultural-museum/ |title=About the Agricultural Museum β The U.P. Steam and Gas Engine Association |website=www.upsteamandgasengine.org |language=en-US |access-date=2018-06-29 |archive-date=2016-08-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160801234455/http://www.upsteamandgasengine.org/agricultural-museum/ |url-status=live }}</ref> *Carnegie Public Library (Escanaba Public Library)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.uproc.lib.mi.us/eplwp/history-of-the-library/ |title=History of the Library {{!}} Escanaba Public Library |website=www.uproc.lib.mi.us |language=en-US |access-date=2018-06-29 |archive-date=2018-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102241/http://www.uproc.lib.mi.us/eplwp/history-of-the-library/ |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[Hiawatha National Forest]] *Days River Pathway or Days River Nature Pathway<ref name=":5" /> *Escanaba Farmer's Market<ref name=":5" />
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