September 23, 2006
Outdoor vacation ideas for Michigan
Michigan is famous for cold winters, good skiing, and great snowmobiling.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR), local organizations, and snowmobile clubs, make sure that the 6,000 + miles of snowmobile trails are well maintained. Snowmobilers can ride through some of Michigan’s most scenic forests or along the coast.
Michigan’s other seasons are less famous but equally good for outdoors enthusiasts. Boating, hiking, and camping are good possibilities.
Boating in Michigan is done in one of the four Great Lakes surrounding Michigan or in one of the 11,000 inland lakes. Boating, sailing, canoeing, kayaking, and even Great Lakes cruising are possibilities.
If you’ve never climbed a sand dune before, Sleeping Bear Dunes is the National Park for you. For a different kind of outdoor vacation activity, try a Live Action Role-Playing game (LARP). NERO Alliance Traverse is a popular fantasy LARP in Traverse City, Michigan where you create and play a character. You spend the weekend (typically events are run on weekends, often once a month) camping and interacting with good people who are also roleplaying medieval characters. It’s not the best for young children, but for adults it’s a unique and memorable experience.
Slightly more mainstream, but still in the medieval fantasy genre, would be a trip to the Michigan Renaissance Festival. This one goes from August 19th to October 1st (weekends only), while the LARP I linked to above will have at least one weekend event almost every month.
For more on traveling in Michigan, visit the official page.
Posted by James Trotta at September 23, 2006 11:52 AM | TrackBack
Sleeping Bear Dunes is one of the few parks where the rangers are really serious about prohibiting alcohol.
Posted by: Wrasfish at September 25, 2006 12:24 AM