Brian Walters

Trail Trekker Challenge, Report #4: Sleeping Bear Point Trail

Located due west of the Glen Haven beach and boat museum, Sleeping Bear Point Trail offers hikers a wonderful mix of sunny coastal scenery, shady forests, semi-secluded beach access and—as Bob Butz discovered—a very real chance of getting lost if you hazard to tackle the trail without a GPS. Every…

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Sleeping Bear In The News: October 2016

Fall colors updates, the chance to own a historic Sleeping Bear B&B, a stellar Leelanau wine grape harvest, a profile of the local chef making the cut on Fox’s Hell’s Kitchen and more. Check out this roundup of Sleeping Bear area news stories from around the web. 2016 Northern Michigan Fall Color…

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Toast the Season

Fall should be a season of Thanksgiving– of gratitude for another beautiful Summer, and for the rich harvest that will see us through another cold winter. It's also a season of traditions, and here in Leelanau County, one of our favorite ways to enjoy the bounty of Fall is the Leelanau Peninsula…

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Leelanau County’s Top Off-Road Biking Touring Options

Other than the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail, mountain and fat tire biking is off limits on Lakeshore hiking and ski paths. So what’s an off-road bike enthusiast to do? Check out these options. Road biking is definitely a popular way for Sleeping Bear visitors to see a lot of the spectacular scenery…

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Better Get that Ski Pass. Winter Snow to Come Early this Year

Why are we talking about ski and snowboard pass information for the 2016-2017 season? AccuWeather just released its long-range winter forecast last week and it looks like the coming months will see higher than average snowfall spread out over plenty of winter storms. Read on… [source:…

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