by adventuretoward | Feb 9, 2018 | Adventuring, Michigan, Snowshoeing/Skiing, Stories, United States
Read This Article On The Star Tribune If you’re looking for a great place to go snowshoeing in the Upper Midwest, the Porcupine Mountains (aka the Porkies) are a great spot. The Porkies hug the southern shore of Lake Superior in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula....
by adventuretoward | Sep 1, 2017 | Biking, Michigan, Stories
Read This Article On The Star Tribune Biking is all the rage on Mackinac Island, where cars are forbidden. That no-car rule has an interesting history, but it’s in the story, so I won’t spoil it. So, for those of you who haven’t heard of Mackinac...
by adventuretoward | Mar 19, 2016 | Hiking, Michigan, Stories, United States
Read This Article On The Star Tribune Isle Royale is the largest island in Lake Superior. It’s also an archipelago that, along with its 450 smaller sister islands, is one of 50+ U.S. national federal parks. Although Isle Royale National Park has the dubious...
by adventuretoward | Mar 6, 2015 | Michigan, Snowshoeing/Skiing, Stories, United States
Read This Article On The Star Tribune Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is mighty impressive in summer. But the park that sprawls along Lake Superior’s southern shore dazzles in the winter. I’ve been to this famous...
by Melanie McManus | Jul 10, 2020 | Hiking, Michigan, North Country Trail 2017 – Still Hiking, Trail Journals
Today I resumed my section-hike of the NCT, starting at the U.P.’s Mosquito River trailhead and heading to Beaver Creek. Ed and I drove up today, arriving in the area around 3:30, later than we’d hoped. We’ve got two cars and will be employing the two-car shuttle...
by Melanie McManus | Jul 11, 2020 | Hiking, Michigan, North Country Trail 2017 – Still Hiking, Trail Journals
Today’s destination: Mosquito River. This shuttle system is always a bit disconcerting, since we’re leapfrogging our cars west, but hiking east every day. So yesterday’s starting point is today’s destination. That’s just how it works! So...
