Lower Tahquamenon Café and Gift Shop

08/07/2026

🌲 WE’RE HIRING! 🌲

The Lower Tahquamenon Falls Gift Shop & Café is looking for a friendly, dependable, and motivated Retail/Café Associate to join our team!

✨ What you’ll do:
• Provide excellent customer service
• Help customers find the perfect souvenirs
• Prepare café food and drinks
• Operate our POS system and handle payments
• Stock and maintain our gift shop & café
• Help with opening, closing & daily cleaning
• Work as part of a fun, fast-paced team

🌿 What we’re looking for:
✔️ Friendly & positive attitude
✔️ Dependable and punctual
✔️ Comfortable multitasking in a busy environment
✔️ Great communication skills
✔️ Able to stay on your feet and do some lifting throughout the day
✔️ Retail/POS experience is preferred, but we’d love to hear from you even if you’re newer to the industry!

📍 Location: Lower Tahquamenon Falls — Paradise, MI
💼 Position: Retail/Café Associate

If you love meeting new people, working in a beautiful outdoor setting, and being part of a great team, we want to hear from you!

👉 Apply here: https://recruitingbypaycor.com/career/JobIntroduction.action?clientId=8a7883c689b7fbd5018a05341f5c2489&id=8a7885a89e235a1d019e42593c1b0926&source=&lang=en

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07/23/2026

We've got lots of fun programs coming up! To name a few...

Arrows Away!: Come learn the basics of archery and practice using a compound bow.

Evening Presentations: "Tahquamenon History," "Michigan Moose," and "Squirrel Safari." These evening presentations are great for older kids and adults, but all ages are welcome.

Ranger Play, "Tahquamenon Cryptids": Come see park staff perform a uniquely strange and original play and learn about animal adaptations.

Jr. Ranger programs galore!

Check out all our programs now through August 9th on our webpage:
michigan.gov/dnr/-/media/Project/Websites/dnr/Documents/Education/Explorer/Tahq-VC-programs.pdf

07/18/2026

07/16/2026

For those wondering what the smoke and visibility look like on the drive to Tahquamenon Falls, we wanted to share this video from today so you can see current conditions for yourself.

Our hearts are with everyone affected by the Canadian wildfires. We are thinking of the communities, families, and first responders impacted, and we hope for safer days and much-needed rain in the near future. ❤️

Even with the smoky skies, we’re grateful for every smiling face that makes the trip to visit us. Your support means so much to our team, and we’re here with a warm welcome, a smile, and all the beauty that Tahquamenon has to offer.

We hope to see you soon, and as always, please travel safely and keep an eye on changing air quality conditions if you’re planning a visit.

https://www.airnow.gov/?city=Paradise&state=MI&country=USA

06/18/2026

Egg-laying season is upon us! If you visit the park from late spring to early summer, you've got a good chance for a turtle encounter.

If you see a turtle around the park or near your campsite, it's best to leave it alone. Chances are good it's a female on her way to bury her eggs. Snapping turtles like this one might even use their powerful jaws if they get scared. This one appears to just be enjoying a little break in the clovers. 🐢☘

06/15/2026

The 2026 park staff recently had their summer orientation and are looking forward to seeing you!

05/21/2026

Every spring, Tahquamenon Falls in Michigan's Upper Peninsula becomes one of the most powerful waterfalls in the entire Midwest. 🌊 And most people have no idea it exists.

Fed by snowmelt from hundreds of square miles of wilderness, the Upper Falls stretches nearly 200 feet wide and drops 50 feet — making it one of the largest waterfalls east of the Mississippi. That signature amber color? It comes from tannins leaching out of the cedar swamps upstream. Completely natural, completely stunning.

Spring is the best-kept secret season up here: the crowds haven't arrived yet, the forest is waking up, and the falls are absolutely roaring. If you've never made the drive to Luce County, this is your sign. 🍃

Have you visited Tahquamenon Falls? Drop a ❤️ if it's on your list, or tell us when you went!