One of the benefits of living in Michigan - fresh water everywhere! First and foremost are the big lakes - Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Superior and Erie. Here in northwest Michigan we lay claim to beautiful Lake Michigan. From the beaches and the sailing waters of the Grand Traverse Bay, to the open waters off [...]
Recreation
A Winding X-Country Trail
April 14, 2006 – 1:44 pm
We live just up the road from the Lake Ann Pathway - a small run of cross country ski trails that take you past the rolling waters of the Platte River and the quiet solitude of Lake Ann, as well as few other smaller lakes. Our first winter here we decided to try cross country [...]
The Betsie Valley Trail
April 13, 2006 – 6:30 pm
Here is a great trail for hiking, biking and blading enthusiasts and even offers some snowmobiling runs in the winter and of course, cross country skiing. Just west of Traverse City in Benzie County, this 22.3 mile path travels from the quaint Lake Michigan town of Frankfort on down to the crossroads of Thompsonville, home [...]
What is there to do up there?
April 12, 2006 – 8:17 pm
For those of you trying to figure out what exactly there is to do once you get here, check out this link. It comes from our friends at Traverse Magazine (which is highly recommended for great coffee table reading - beautiful photography and interesting articles every month). Anyhow, this link will give you lots of [...]
Hiking, Biking & Trails
April 4, 2006 – 7:29 pm
Traverse Trails TART Trails is dedicated to enriching the communities and countryside of Grand Traverse and Leelanau counties by creating and maintaining a network of non-motorized, public-use trails.