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Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is a magical place to visit in the winter months, with activities for every member of the family and fitness level. Michigan’s Upper Peninsula offers a variety of winter activities for outdoor enthusiasts and those looking to embrace the beauty of the snowy season. Here are the top 10 things to do in the Upper Peninsula in the winter: Cross-country skiing: With the amount of snow that the Upper Peninsula receives, there are many choices when it comes to cross-country skiing trails. Porcupine Mountains Ski Trails, Wolverine Ski Trails, Pictured Rocks Ski Trails, and Tahquamenon Falls Ski… Read More »

Pyramid Point is a popular spot for hiking, photography, and picnicking. It’s a great place to spend a day exploring and taking in the beauty of the Michigan landscape. The trail is located in Leelanau County within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. The trailhead is on Basch Road, which is about 3 miles north of Glen Arbor on M-22. Take Port Oneida Road north about a mile, the road turn right and becomes Basch Road. Follow to trailhead. Basch Road is not plowed in winter and the parking lot is gravel. The trailhead offers a vault toilet (similar to… Read More »

We spent the weekend in Gaylord golfing and exploring at the beginning of October. We stay at the Loon Golf Resort and golfed the Loon course and the Ridge course. Had fun at both, but the Ridge course was very kind to me. Although we have been to Gaylord many times, we had never been in this part and went exploring. Guy said that the National Weather Station was on one of the roads and we set out to find it. After years of hearing their weather warnings I wanted to see where the alerts were coming from. We found… Read More »