Outdoor Report

Trekking the NCT: Adapting to the power of ice. 

February 27, 2022

Trekking the NCT: Adapting to the power of ice.  By Joan Young, MCP Contributing Writer. On Dec. 1, 2021 Amber Township resident Joan Young began her journey to hike the entire North Country Trail continuously. She began her year-long trek at the Manistee National Forest’s Timber Creek Campground on US 10 in Lake County. The first half of the hike…

Read more »

Trekking the NCT: The Balmy South.

February 6, 2022

Trekking the NCT: The Balmy South. By Joan Young, MCP Contributing Writer. On Dec. 1, 2021 Amber Township resident Joan Young began her journey to hike the entire North Country Trail continuously. She began her year-long trek at the Manistee National Forest’s Timber Creek Campground on US 10 in Lake County. The first half of the hike will take her…

Read more »

Trekking the NCT: Trains, Planes and Feet

January 19, 2022

Trekking the NCT: Trains, Planes and Feet By Joan Young, MCP Contributing Writer. On Dec. 1, 2021 Amber Township resident Joan Young began her journey to hike the entire North Country Trail continuously. She began her year-long trek at the Manistee National Forest’s Timber Creek Campground on US 10 in Lake County. The first half of the hike will take…

Read more »

Trekking the NCT: Follow the Blue Blazes to 1850

January 3, 2022

Trekking the NCT: Follow the Blue Blazes to 1850 By Joan Young, MCP Contributing Writer. On Dec. 1, 2021 Amber Township resident Joan Young began her journey to hike the entire North Country Trail continuously. She began her year-long trek at the Manistee National Forest’s Timber Creek Campground on US 10 in Lake County. The first half of the hike…

Read more »

Carrying it Forward on the North Country Trail

December 14, 2021

Carrying it Forward on the North Country Trail By Joan Young, MCP Contributing Writer. On Dec. 1, 2021 Amber Township resident Joan Young began her journey to hike the entire North Country Trail continuously. She began her year-long trek at the Manistee National Forest’s Timber Creek Campground on US 10 in Lake County. The first half of the hike will…

Read more »

Eats