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July 4, 2020
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Treat Farm Trail – Sleeping Bear Dunes
Northwest Michigan
The Treat Farm Trail is not one of the highly publicized trails in Sleeping Bear Dunes, but one of my favorites. The link above takes you to the SBD site describing the trail. At the trail head, there is another…
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February 16, 2020
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Cross Country Skiing at Sleeping Bear Dunes
Northwest Michigan
It has been a beautiful day in northern Michigan. We had a bit of fresh snow overnight, the temperature is in the upper 20s, and the sun is shining brightly. We went cross country skiing this morning at the Old…
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July 13, 2018
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Another Sleeping Bear Adventure
Northwest Michigan
I stopped at a store in Glen Arbor earlier in the week that had a sign “When was the last time you did something for the first time?” That really stuck me. Sometimes we get into a rut, doing the…
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July 11, 2018
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Day at Sleeping Bear
Northwest Michigan
Another beautiful day. We headed off to Sleeping Bear this morning. After the obligatory stop in Empire at the Earring Store (aka Secret Garden), we headed to Pyramid Point for a short hike. The sun was out and so were…
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January 17, 2018
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Sleeping Bear in the Winter
Northwest Michigan
Hello. I’m finally back. Sorry for being gone for so long. Today I took a trip from Interlochen to Sleeping Bear Dunes. I’ve been there in the spring, summer, and fall, but not really much in the winter. However, before…
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May 22, 2017
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More Scenes from Northwest Michigan
Northwest Michigan
Yesterday I posted some photos of the trilliums and other wildflowers from the Sleeping Bear area a couple weeks ago. Today I’ll share some of the other things from that outing. I had read that there was a covered bridge…
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March 25, 2017
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Hiking Around the Sleeping Bear Dunes
Northwest Michigan
Last weekend I visited a few places around the Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore in the areas near Empire and Glen Arbor. Even in the winter, this is a beautiful place. The first stop was along the Platte River, just before…
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June 2, 2013
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Sleeping Bear Panorama
Northwest Michigan
Over Memorial Day weekend, Rose and I took a couple hikes in the Sleeping Bear area. It is an easy drive from OCC. That’s just one of the things I like about the Interlochen area; so much so close. Here…
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May 30, 2013
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Sleeping Bear Dunes
Northwest Michigan
Memorial Day Weekend – A great time to head Up North and visit the Sleeping Bear Dunes. We did a couple hikes. The first was the Empire Bluffs trail with is classic views of the Sleeping Bear. We then did…
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