Exploring the Chain of Lakes by Land: Part 1
While most paddlers have hung up their boats for the year, we encourage you to still get out and explore by land in Northern Michigan natural areas. There are so many great family-friendly hikes and chances to snowshoe or cross country ski in our region with beautiful views of pristine waterways. Below are just a few of the year-round hiking and skiing options. All of these trails are non-motorized. Get out and explore!
Thanks to Paddle Antrim for sharing these hikes with us!
This 3,300-acre wildlife area is co-managed by the Michigan DNR and the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy and includes over seven miles of shoreline on Skegemog Lake and Torch River. There are four different parking areas to access the trails – my family and I explored from the Rapid City parking area. This flat and straight out-and-back hike is wooded and kid/stroller friendly, making it a fun family adventure. It’s about 1.5 miles to reach beautiful La
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Traverse, Northern Michigan’s Magazine, the flagship publication of MyNorth Media, a Traverse City, Michigan company dedicated to sharing stories and photos about vacations, restaurants, wineries, the outdoors and more from Traverse City to Sleeping Bear Dunes and up to Mackinac Island.
The event will be similar to shopping network television shows.
Shoppers can find the livestream at the Visit STLC Facebook page. It will also be streamed on the Anchorspace Potsdam Facebook page, as well as their respective YouTube channel.
The livestream begins at 10 a.m. and all items will be available for purchase online.
The merchant schedule is:
10:30 â Junkchique
11:00 â Lionheart Graphics
11:15 â Phoenix Rising Art
11:30 â Grasse River Hemp
11:45 â Luna
12:15 â Artworks Creperie
12:30 â Maple Rock B&B
12:45 â Paula Youmell
1:00 â Flying Lotus
1:15 â Finen Maple
1:30 â SLC Arts Council
1:45 â North Country Childrenâs Museum
2:00 â Foster The Plant
2:15 â Phoenix Moon Rising
2:30 â Adirondack Fragrance and Flavor Farm
2:45 â TAUNY
Watertown Daily Times
Tooley Pond Road in the hamlet of Degrasse, town of Russell, is marked by a St. Lawrence County multi-use trail sign.
(Provided photo â Christopher Lenney, Watertown Daily Times) CLARE County assistance has been authorized this week for the defense of the town of Clare in a pending legal fight against the Adirondack Council in state Supreme Court. For the second year in a row, the Adirondack Council has petitioned for a judicial review of a local all-terrain vehicle law passed by the town of Clare. Filed Nov. 5 in St. Lawrence County, the petition seeks to have the ATV law voided on the basis of three alleged violations of state Vehicle and Traffic Law, the state Constitution and the state Environmental Quality Review Act.