With its sister river, the _Big Garlic_, right nearby, one would expect the _Little Garlic_ might be substantially smaller. However, former USGS sampling locations for each show drainages to be (surprisingly) substantially the same! (Both are right aroung 15 square miles at or below Big Bay Road / 550.) The Big Garlic may have fewer branches, thus perhaps keeping more drainage area further up its watershed (to its listed put-in point), but photos of the falls on the Little Garlic look interesting! Still, we suspect this (like its sister run) is likely to be something folks may do once (to see and experience its falls), but say "Never again".
Have a look at Little Garlic Falls at
Waterfalls of the Keweenaw.