Outdoor Report

Bicycle, ski or hike Mackenzie Pathway

May 1, 2025

By Joan Young, MCP Contributor Just west of Cadillac, and seasonally connected by a spur to Caberfae Ski Resort, is the Mackenzie Pathway within the Manistee National Forest. Arranged in loops convenient for skiing, there are a total of about 25 unique miles of trails. Trails are mostly wide and level from side-to-side, designed for cross-country skiers. Bicyclists and skiers…

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Outdoors Report: On the Trails with Mike Terrell

March 28, 2025

By Joan Young, MCP Contributing Writer Mike Terrell has been an outdoor writer in northern Michigan for 45 years, and he not only talks the talk, he walks the walk. If there is a trail to explore, he’s probably walked, skied or bicycled it. And he paddles, too! His newest book, “On the Trails of Northern Michigan,” is collected from…

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Tim and Tammy Martin, T&T of the Appalachian Trail

February 23, 2025

By Joan Young, MCP Contributor LUDINGTON — I was supposed to be interviewing Tim and Tammy Martin of Ludington, regarding their recent Appalachian Trail (AT) thru-hike. But you know what happens when three long-distance hikers get together. Or maybe you don’t… so I’ll tell you. It doesn’t matter a whole lot what long trail a hiker has done. Any person…

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Duck Creek Natural Area

January 2, 2025

By Joan Young, MCP Contributor Just south of Whitehall, in Fruitland Township, Muskegon County, is the relatively new Duck Creek Natural Area. Multiple loops are available for hiking, snowshoeing and skiing. A portion of the south loop will be ADA accessible this year. Parking is located both east of the White Lake Fire Station on Duck Lake Road, and also…

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What is What3Words?

December 7, 2024

By Joan Young, MCP contributor Have you ever thought the system of dividing the planet with lines of latitude, north and south, and longitude, east and west, was an interesting idea? It was actually a great idea, first proposed by Eratosthenes, a Greek, in the third century BC. His works were lost with the Great Library of Alexandria, but others…

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Eats & Drinks

Eats & Drinks

Eats & Drinks