That is one frightening lake.
Have you been to the museum?
Been there. The Whitefish Point Museum is a tear jerker. In the city of Sault St. Marie, there is a 'grounded' freighter for tourists to walk about. In the belly of the hold is a ripped in half lifeboat - from the Fitz. http://www.thevalleycamp.com/
Now imagine navigating a 800ft. freighter thru the Soo Locks in adverse weather. Really cool to watch from the observation platform!
https://webcam.crrel.usace.army.mil/soo/
When you say Michigan, the first thing that comes to mind to out of staters is Detroit, sorry to say. There are some nifty places to visit.
http://images.google.com/images?q=pictured%20rocks%20lake%20shore&oe=UTF-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi