Tag: hiking
From Sleeping Bear to North Country Trail, advocates fear worst from Trump cuts
At Michigan national parks, lakeshores and hiking trails, officials are grappling with a hiring freeze and potential loss of federal funding under Trump, who is vowing to cut wasteful government spending….
Snow and cold a perfect recipe for Grey-Bruce snowmobile trails
The steady snowfall and consistently cold temperatures this season have made for some of the best snowmobile riding in Grey-Bruce in more than a decade. The Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs District 9, which includes all of Grey and Bruce counties, was the first district in the province to have a trail open this season […]
Trail Talk: Packing the trails
Snowshoeing helps create a compacted path on snow-covered trails
Mt. Washington Cog Railway Goes Electric!
“The Second Greatest Show on Earth!” That’s what showman PT Barnum proclaimed in 1869 as he stepped down off the world’s first mountain-climbing railroad and marveled at the view from Mount Washington’s rocky summit. First put into service in 1869, the Mount Washington Cog Railway has offered decades of tourists … [continued]
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A key to protecting apples from climate change might be hiding in Michigan’s forests
In the quest to make apple trees more resilient in a warming climate, some researchers in Michigan are looking for a late bloomer.