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 | Sep 23, 2020 | Hiking, Michigan, North Country Trail 2017 – Still Hiking, Trail Journals
Today’s hike was a nearly 20-miler (32.2 km) from the Cherry Valley Overlook to a spot where the trail crosses Hwy. 131 just south of Boyne Falls. Last night I fell asleep to the yips of a bunch of coyotes, which I love! In the morning, though, something was strange....
by Melanie McManus | Sep 22, 2020 | Hiking, Michigan, North Country Trail 2017 – Still Hiking, Trail Journals
Today’s itinerary called for 21.5 miles (34.6 km) from the bike path in Petoskey where I’d met Shari yesterday to the Cherry Valley Overlook, which I hoped would make a cool campsite. Peter Fitzsimons, a colleague who reps Petoskey area tourism, was going to...
