You can still find tons of cheap, clean mom & pop motels, all the way up to modern casino lodging and fancy lodges. The local mom and  pop motels with the cool neon are rapidly becoming a thing of the past in the UP. Check out this golden age of cheap motels before it becomes a thing of the past.  Find out more about Gene's recommendations on where to stay in his book the Stoner's Travel Guide to Upper Michigan! P.S.- The place in the photo does not exist anymore, but if anybody knows the history of The Candlelight let me know.