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 28, 2020 | Hiking, Michigan, North Country Trail 2017 – Still Hiking, Trail Journals
Today’s goal was hiking to the Wisconsin-Michigan border, and then the last few miles of the NCT-Wisconsin down to Hwy. 2. Since I was out late yesterday, I let myself sleep in. Around 9 a.m., the owner of an Ironwood, Mich., AirBnB that Ed and I had stayed at...
by Melanie McManus | Jul 27, 2020 | Hiking, Michigan, North Country Trail 2017 – Still Hiking, Trail Journals
Today’s itinerary called for hiking about six miles (10 km) south from Black River Harbor on trails, then segueing onto connecting roads and ending somewhere on Lake Road. Tom, my colleague, collected me from the Presque Isle campground about 8:30 a.m. and we...
