A Dave DeJonge- Trails to Trout hiked the Lowell State Game Area 1998 OOPS! I wanted to see the Michigan pictures.
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The Michigan DNR site leads to info on State Forests and other state camping sites.
The Peter Wolfe Chapter of the NCTA covers the western Upper Peninsula.
The North Country Trail Hikers, a chapter of the NCTA covers the eastern Upper Peninsula.
The Harbor Springs Chapter of the NCTA covers Emmett County, just south of the Macinaw Bridge.
The Tittabawasee Chapter of the NCTA covers the next segment moving south. This page was still underconstruction as of March 2000, but you can check to see if it's working yet.
The Grand Traverse Hiking Club,a chapter of the NCTA has on-line info about activities in western lower Michigan.
The Spirit of the Woods Chapter of the NCTA covers Manistee, Mason, Lake and Oceana Counties.
The West Michigan Chapter of the NCTA covers Newaygo and Kent Counties.
The Chief Noonday Chapter of the NCTA covers Calhoun, Kalamazoon and Barry Counties.
The Baw Beese Chapter of the NCTA covers Hillsdale County.
Trail Monkey has info to help plan a hike and a couple of pictures.
You will pass through Grand Marais on the NCT.
Hiking opportunities in the Ottawa National Forest.
Interested in Michigan Lighthouses ? Locate them first on this virtual tour.
Lake Michigan Carferries have been around for over 100 years. The one still operating in and out of Ludington will bring you within 30 miles of the NCT. To Michiganders they are a unique and nostalgic part of the culture. This site has both historical and current infomation.
White Pine Village recreates a nineteenth century town. Many reenactments and other events during the season. Also a maritime museum.
The Firearms Engraver's Guild is keeping a delicate art alive. This link goes directly to the gallery of photos.
The MI Department of Environmental Quality has provided a fairly brief and readable historical geology of the state. It's one of the links from this site which also has info about Petoskey Stone, Isle Royale Greenstone, copper, iron, and the oldest macrofossil in the world.
Here's an interesting surface temperature map of Lake Superior in July 1988.
It's not exactly geology, but northern Michigan might offer you a night of nature's light show, the northern lights. See some pix, and learn about them on The Aurora Page .
Michigan Audubon Societies links- find bird lists around the state
Here's an on-line field guide for everything from insects, through birds and mammals, trees and flowers, with a place to create a life list of animals. This is a great site! e-Nature
See and hear Michigan Frogs and Toads.
Chuck has backpacked lots of places. Here he shares a Pictured Rocks trip.
Like to do it in the winter? Big M Ski Lodge is only a couple of miles from the NCT, with over 30km of Nordic cross-country ski trails.
Everybody loves the Porkies! Chuck also hiked them. Chuck's Backpacking Bonanza trip. You should take time to back up to his home page and check out all his helpful info.
Greg has been to the Porkies too.
Paul Haan has created a page called Michigan Benchmark with a goal to serve as a resource for Great Lakes hiking opportunities. He's well on his way, and although the page is technically "under construction" there's lots of good info posted already.
Pictured Rocks and the Porkies have been visited by Dave Bosshard
A Dave DeJonge- Trails to Trout hiked the Lowell State Game Area 1998