August 2013
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Uncovering the Waterfall Coast
Waterfalls have a certain magic — they have drawn us to their midst for eons. Native Americans sought them for vision quests. Early commerce barons saw they could turn the wheels of industry. Today, most travelers seek their peaceful, contemplative beauty.
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Incredible Journeys
Options for adventure abound throughout the state. But only a few choose to embark on extreme endeavors of mind, body and soul.
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Journey to the Garden Peninsula
The Upper Peninsula’s southern Garden Peninsula juts into Lake Michigan, forming the scenic Big and Little Bays de Noc. While off the beaten path, this region offers activities and attractions that are worth a trip, including those below.
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Par for the course
Locally-sourced fare — as fresh and memorable as the view — has helped Arcadia Bluffs become a top dining spot for locals and guests alike.
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Great Lake Story 2013: Chapter Three – Pier View Cottages, South Haven
Great Lake Story 2013: Pier View Cottages, South Haven Chapter One | Chapter Two | Chapter Three | Chapter Four | Final Chapter COMPRISED OF SEVEN PRIVATE HOME SITES nestled in dune within grand sight of South Haven’s historic South Pier light, Pier View Cottages offers a rare opportunity to build new right on Lake Michigan. The […]
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Travel & Adventure 2013: Contributors
Meet the writers, photographers and contributors that helped bring this year’s travel and adventure issue of Michigan BLUE Magazine to life.
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Taking off
If it’s true you that have to be fearless to fly a plane, Lorenzo Lizarralde has a lot of courage. A self-taught pilot since the age of 17, he’s navigated the world in all sorts of flying machines including DC-8 cargo jets to South America and Europe-bound Boeing 747s. So it’s really no surprise that Lizarralde, at age 47 in 2008, took a flying leap and started a winery in Jackson, Mich.
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Night of the Aurora
Night of the Aurora: This was not true wilderness, but to Aaron — 11 years old and hungry for adventure — this was wild as Borneo. – By Jerry Dennis
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Awakenings
For 24 years in the mid- to late 1800s, the community of Fayette was a bustling company town tucked beneath towering limestone bluffs along Bay de Noc at the Garden Peninsula’s Snail Shell Harbor. The community of nearly 500 grew up around two blast furnaces, a large dock and several charcoal kilns used by the Jackson Iron Company, which produced 230,000 tons of charcoal pig iron over 24 years before closing in 1891.
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Best long trails: Take views to go
Best long trails: Take views to go – Turn scenic footpaths into multiple day adventures, or shorten these routes for day hikes to remember. By Jim DuFresne
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Make a date with the state
Sample new foods, cheer regattas on the lake, catch world-class jazz and travel back in time: Adventure abounds across Michigan this summer.
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Abundance
All these years later I still can’t cast a lure into big water without expecting something extraordinary to happen.
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Vintage Drives
Many of the dates and details of Michigan’s oldest resort courses have been lost to history. Nobody knows exactly when The Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island opened its first golf course, or exactly when, in the 1950s, Everett Kircher built his first rudimentary nine holes at Boyne Mountain Resort in Boyne Falls. But the impact of these historic golf playgrounds surrounds us.
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RV Renaissance
As sales of recreational vehicles expand, signature brands are catering to new fans with updated models while retro styles still reign.
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Choose your own adventure
Choose your own adventure in Michigan’s vast systems of trails and waterways make it easy to stretch gently beyond your comfort zone.
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Blazing new trails
Aided by community outreach from the National Park Service, new pathways in Michigan are making the great outdoors greater.
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Taking to the sky: all thrills, no skills
From scenic treetop tours to full-speed side-by-side rides, Michigan offers a pick of zip-line excursions.
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A Grand Escape
George Lindquist recalls when you could drive your car onto a barge and glide out to 13,500-acre Grand Island, situated about a half mile from Munising in Lake Superior. “We used to cruise all the back roads,” said the Munising native, who grew up with a passel of brothers exploring, hunting and fishing on this primitive forested land.
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Historic hospitality: making new memories of the day
From a former half-way stop for Chicago-bound stagecoaches to Italian-Renaissance splendor, check in to another era.
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Fore families: Leisure courses
While Michigan’s array of courses make it a golf mecca, not all are ideal teaching grounds for young players due to pace of play requirements, says Eric Fink, head golf professional at Bath’s Hawk Hollow course. Luckily, Michigan is also home to several 18-hole putting courses where multiple generations can play together in a relaxed setting.
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Away with AAA
“People are looking for places to travel that are close to home,” notes Nancy Cain, director of public relations for AAA Michigan. The good news: Much mileage isn’t required to find new adventures near your own backyard.
