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An orange sea kayak resting in shallow water on a sand and sandstone beach along a forested Great Lakes shoreline
Why We Exist

Why I Created Michigan Eco Travel

A five-hour drive for a decent jacket, a career spent verifying things, and why the Great Lakes deserve better than marketing speak.

A red kayak pulled up on a sandbank beside the Big Two-Hearted River in Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Fishing

Why Did My Version of Hemingway’s Nick Adams Mean More Than Tracing His Exact Footsteps?

A rustic campsite north of Seney, a kayak instead of waders, and the trout I never caught. Why the wrong river turned out to be the right one.

Scott riding a hardtail mountain bike through open spring woodland on the DTE Energy Foundation Trail near Ann Arbor, Michigan
Mountain Biking

Ann Arbor Area Mountain Bike Grins

Green Lake, Big Kame, and the loops just outside Ann Arbor that break my rule about never doing anything more than twice.

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Coming SoonSurfing

Great Lakes Surfing: Where to Catch a Wave in Michigan

Lake Superior and Lake Michigan produce real surfable swells.

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Coming SoonSailing

Sailing the Great Lakes: Responsible Blue Water Travel

From day sails out of Traverse City to multi-day passages on Lake Huron.

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Coming SoonClimbing

Rock Climbing in Michigan: Porcupine Mountains and Beyond

Michigan climbing scene is small but real.