Olson Falls
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Olson Falls is a waterfall in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 219 m. The nearest named place is Twin Waterfalls Memorial Plant Preserve, a park 0.1 miles away. 58 named places lie within 25 miles.
The story
Tannery Falls is a waterfall on Tannery Creek located near the city of Munising, Michigan. The Falls are also sometimes called the Rudy M. Olson Memorial Falls. Tannery Creek flows behind a small residential area before reaching The falls which drop 40 feet (12 m) into an impressive sandstone canyon. There is a cave behind the falls. The level of water coming over the falls can vary greatly depending on snow melt or rainfall. Tannery Falls is one of the less-advertised and less-maintained falls in the area. For a number of years, the falls were under private ownership. The land around the area was purchased by the Michigan Nature Association which created a public nature preserve that includes the nearby Memorial Falls.
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Wikidata Q37948, joined on its GNIS feature id.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 219 m
How to reach it
58 named places within 25 miles
- Twin Waterfalls Memorial Plant Preserve: 0.1 mi
- Anna River Mouth Boating Access Site: 0.6 mi
- Bayshore Marina Park: 1.3 mi
- Brown's Addition Tot Lot: 1.7 mi
- Stone Quarry Park: 2.0 mi
- Memorial Falls: 0.1 mi
- Munising Falls: 0.5 mi
- Alger Falls: 1.9 mi
- Wagner Falls: 2.2 mi
- Ice: 3.3 mi
- Horseshoe Falls & Gift Shop: 1.2 mi
- Chapel Rock: 12.8 mi
- Ewing Point: 13.8 mi
- Eben Ice Caves: 15.3 mi
- Sand Point Beach: 2.7 mi
- Miners Beach: 6.8 mi
- Chapel Beach: 12.7 mi
- Twelvemile Beach: 23.8 mi
- Munising Heritage Center Museum: 0.5 mi
- Pictured Rocks Interpretive Center: 1.4 mi
- Munising Coast Guard Station Boathouse: 2.6 mi
- Bay Furnace: 4.2 mi
- Hiawatha National Forest Monument: 7.9 mi
- Abandoned car: 19.7 mi
- Bay Furnace Day Use Site: 4.2 mi
- Petes Lake Recreation Area: 13.0 mi
- Pictured Rocks: 10.5 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:50 | 19:19 | 19:59 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:57 | 21:43 |
| September equinox | 07:34 | 19:06 | 19:46 |
| December solstice | 08:28 | 16:12 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 20 | 28 | 37 | 49 | 58 | 65 | 65 | 58 | 47 | 35 | 26 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Munsing Lakeshore, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4226641297
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