Category Archives: Michigan

Silver Creek Pathway (Pere Marquette State Forest, MI)

Posted on September 25, 2022 by Andrew Wojtanik

The 54-mile Pine River, a tributary of the Big Manistee River, undulates gently through the modest hillocks of northwest Michigan, making for a popular floating destination—but also a few decent hikes. The Silver Creek Pathway—a nearly four-mile loop that is … Continue reading →

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Empire Bluff Trail (Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, MI)

Posted on September 18, 2022 by Andrew Wojtanik

What happens when a combination of glacial recession, wind, and erosion produces a perched dune atop a glacial moraine atop geological debris from the most recent Ice Age? The result, in Michigan’s Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, is the Empire … Continue reading →

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Dune Climb (Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, MI)

Posted on September 10, 2022 by Andrew Wojtanik

Spanning 65 miles of the eastern shoreline of Lake Michigan, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is easily the most interesting National Park Service unit on Michigan’s lower peninsula. Once buried under the Continental Ice Sheet during the most recent Ice … Continue reading →

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