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Paul Baumbusch, Trail Genius
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Paul Baumbusch, Trail Genius

Paul Baumbusch fell in love with Northern Michigan while attending Interlochen Arts Academy, where he studied creative writing. A class field trip to the Sleeping Bear Dunes made him dream of living in Leelanau someday…and now he does! In addition to blogging, Paul also writes poems and stories, many of which draw inspiration from the seasons of Leelanau. Contact him at paulbaumbusch@gmail.com

Five Fabulous Fall Fungi

Fall is for leaf-peeping, cider sipping, wine tasting, romantic getaways, whimsical road trips, serendipity, and renewal. It’s also for mushroom peeping! In northern Michigan, spring is the more famous fungi season, thanks to morels. But fall is the grand finale when the forest floor pulls out all…

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Top 2 Long Hikes in Leelanau

A couple of weeks ago, I was chilling at a favorite watering hole when I met a nice young lady, a visitor who was up here to hike. We started discussing the best trails. And she complained, “You know, they’re all too short. Like, a couple of miles. Where are the long ones?” I realized she had a good…

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Two Meditative Hiking Trails

The goldenrod is browning. Queen Anne’s lace is closing up shop. The milkweed pods are bursting. Bloodroot — one of the earliest and loveliest spring wildflowers, the heart-shaped leaves of which stand tall through summer heat and storms — is starting to collapse under its own weight. Fall is…

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"Sweet Showers": A Meditation on Spring

Last April, in a post about early spring, I wrote, “Fact is, spring will always find you. There is no repressing spring, no stopping it. It is a promise that is always kept. It is a wish that always comes true. How many things in life are like that?” What a different April we found ourselves in this…

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