Arcadia is a tiny, charming gateway town at the edge of the Sleeping Bear Dunes – and there’s something endearing about the name of its most popular hiking trail, like a favorite uncle: Old Baldy. The trail is a bit of everything: shaded and sunny, challenging and relaxing, wide-open-windy wonder…
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It’s about 45 degrees on Lake Leelanau and I’m watching a man holding a Molson, explain to me the intricacies of an iceboating runner. “Feel that with your finger,” he says. “But don’t touch it too hard cause it’ll draw blood. This thing will get you across Lake Leelanau in fifteen minutes.” The…
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You’ve heard of skiing. You’ve heard of snowshoeing. But have you heard of…yaktracking? We’re familiar with Yaktrax — those criss-crossing coils that fit over our boots and protect us from slipping on ice. But I’d like to make the case that they’re more than just a safety accessory: they’re a…
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