Humbug Marsh Scavenger Hunt: Sunday, 8/21
The Humbug Marsh, a unit of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge located along Jefferson on the border of Trenton and Gibraltar, is hosting a scavenger hunt this Sunday. Here’s the release...
View ArticleDetroit Walking Tours: Feet on the Street
Stacy Jenkins of the Observer & Eccentric newspapers has a review of Feet on the Street tours. The tour company offers walking and motorized tours of the City of Detroit. Tours focus on...
View ArticleWaterloo Rec. Area Land Trade in Jeopardy
Southeast Michigan’s most prominent long hiking trail, the Waterloo-Pinckney Trail, passes through Waterloo State Recreation Area north of I-94 between Jackson and Ann Arbor. At times, the trail...
View ArticleWalk Report: Olander Park – Sylvania, OH
Fatherhood has changed my hiking patterns just a bit. Instead of hiking after work, I might put on the head lamp and venture out after bath time. Instead of a long car ride to a distant destination,...
View ArticleFreep: Eric Sharp Kayaks Detroit River
Eric Sharp has always been more than just the average hunting and fishing columnist for the Detroit Free Press. He has also been a strong advocate for opening our areas waterways for public...
View ArticleSugar Island Public Meeting: June 18; 7PM; Grosse Ile
View Larger Map One of the great aspects of reviving a blog after a year or so is the fact that there is just so much new information to write about. One of the more important recent events in area...
View ArticleNew Lake Erie Park: East of Cleveland
View Larger Map The Cleveland Plain Dealer has a good story about Lake Erie Bluffs, the newest park located on the Lake Erie shoreline. Lake (County) Metroparks will operate the 139 acre park. It...
View ArticleWill the New Bridge Allow Pedestrian Access?
We are, of course, in the middle of a knock-down, drag-out battle about plans to build a new Detroit River bridge. Anyone who has watched Detroit television lately knows that millions of dollars are...
View ArticlePerry’s Victory Memorial Reopens Today
For my money, the best long distance views in the entire region can be experienced from the top of the 350-foot Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial on Put-in-Bay Island in western Lake...
View ArticleLake Superior North Shore: Live Well Network Video
Kathy and I only have Comcast lifeline basic cable. It’s pretty good and cheap. That’s why we like it. However, it does come with something called the Live Well Network. Tonight, I was flipping the...
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