August 2016
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Island Thrills, River Skills and Bootlegger Coves Inspire — Traveling to Many Adventures
The Travel and Adventure issue is dedicated to giving readers guidance from the armchair to a participatory experience, rich in every season.
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Indian Summer on South Manitou
If you want to know what the world was like 200 years ago, go to South Manitou Island some nice Indian Summer day.
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A Sip in Time
The oldest surviving neighborhood in Detroit, Corktown, is home to Two James Spirits — the first distillery to open in the city since Prohibition ended.
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The Night Country
The night sky is an excellent corrective to our self-importance. Everything superficial falls away. Vanity disappears. Politics, culture, and fashions of every sort fade to insignificance. It’s just us, alone beneath the infinite, as we’ve been since the beginning.
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Nautical Nuance
There’s no need to go overboard with your nautical décor in order to make a splash. In fact, the casual theme often seen in lakefront settings has become more refined.
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On the Trail of a Great Trek
Picking five top trails for hikers and bikers is a challenge, so I took it to Paul Yauk, DNR trails coordinator. Here are five trails Yauk says are exemplary.
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Great Lake Story 2016: Chapter Four
It’s easy to forget that the construction of a home is much more than the materials, much more than each contractor. It’s the sum of its parts.
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For the Love of Bamboo Rods
In his Hastings workshop, Ron Barch, a retired school teacher, carefully shaves a 40- to 50-inch strip of Tonkin bamboo using a hand plane and steel planing form.
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Howard Tanner’s Legacy Lives On
Big decisions require strength of character and the fortitude to see them through. Howard Tanner, Ph.D., can testify to that.
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Island Golf
On that Michigan trip, the objective was to seek out exotic or unique golf courses. The tour affirmed that water, island courses and, yes, even the dreaded island greens were part of Michigan golf.
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Points of Interest
The next time you feel the want to wander, wind your way around this scenic state to an entirely new environment. There’s more to Michigan than meets the eye.
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An Education in Dining Out
In Michigan, foodies are blessed with more than a dozen colleges and universities offering culinary programs.
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Rowing the Detroit River
The Detroit Boat Club was founded in February 1839, the first boat club in North America and one of the oldest continuously operating rowing organizations in the world.
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For Those with the Drive, State’s Wonders Await
Michigan back roads offer a wealth of scenery, from sandy beaches and rocky cliffs to lush green forests and pastoral farm settings.
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Before Pure Michigan …
Long before 2006 when the “Pure Michigan” campaign launched, different slogans were used to promote Michigan as a travel and tourist destination.
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One Magnificent Hike
The Manistee River Trail Loop — 23 miles including hiking the 1.4-mile access spur in and out — is the most popular trail in the Huron-Manistee National Forest, according to national forest officials.
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Culinary School Cuisine Delights
There are more than a few places I’d like to recommend on the Michigan food scene, but my absolute favorites are culinary school restaurants.
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Travel & Adventure 2016: Contributors
Contributors, Travel & Adventure 2016
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Legacy of a Backwoods Entrepreneur
A true Midwesterner at heart, Webster Lansing Marble (1854-1930) was raised in the woods of Wisconsin, where he became an expert woodsman, hunter and trapper.
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Immersed in the Chain of Lakes
Highlighting the bountiful water resources in Antrim County was one part of the mission in a more than year-long effort to create the Paddle Antrim Festival.
