Howard Meyerson
After more than 30 years in the outdoor writing business, you would think I'd know better.
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Breathtaking: A special moment in the Upper Peninsula
Photo from Michigan’s Western U.P. Visitors Bureau on Facebook.
Ride on! Mountain biking returns to Owasippe
West Michigan mountain bikers now have another great place to ride. Twenty two miles of trail was just opened at the Owasippe Scout Reservation where mountain bikers were once prohibited. Volunteers with the Michigan Mountain Biking Alliance worked hard to … Continue reading
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Tagged Bicycling, Cycling, Mountain Biking, Owasippe, Trails, West Michigan Mountain Biking Alliance
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Too Darn Cute: Piping plover chick
The piping plover is an endangered species in Michigan and along the Atlantic coastline. This chick is one success story. State and federal agencies have been working to protect and restore their populations all along the Lake Michigan shoreline. Their … Continue reading
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Tagged Birds, Endangered Species, Environment, Photos, Piping Plover
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High and Dry: Lake Michigan shipwreck on the map for kayakers
Looking for something to do this summer? Consider Lake Michigan and a trip to South Manitou Island, either by ferry or paddle power. The 8-mile open-water crossing can be difficult. Only skilled paddlers should attempt it. Once you are there … Continue reading
Going Light: Gossamer Gorilla backpack review
Hiker’s generally agree that next to scenery, good companions and maybe a small flask for a nip at night, nothing makes a hike or backpacking more pleasurable than carrying fewer pounds. And pack manufacturer’s have been responding with new, lighter … Continue reading
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Tagged Backpack, Backpacking, Camping, Gear Reviews, Going Light, Hiking
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Hiker Survives 4 Days in Utah Desert Without Food
Victoria Grover, a 59-year-old physician assistant from Maine, said she was shivering uncontrollably by the end of her ordeal, showing early signs of hypothermia. Grover broke her leg about two miles from the trailhead while returning from a 6-mile round … Continue reading
Michigan to host North Country Trail national conference
Hikers from across the country will be gathering in Augusta, Michigan near Battle Creek in August for the annual North Country Trail Association conference. NCTA staffers say registration is now open for the August 1-5 event. The NCT is a … Continue reading
Day Trip: Out for a lark in the rollers
Sea kayaking filmmaker Justine Curgenven and her friends are out for a bit of a paddle off Wales having some fun. From: Cackle TV
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Tagged Justine Curgenven, Kayaking, Paddling, Photos, Sea Kayak
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Free Running: Brown Bridge Dam to come out summer 2012
By Howard Meyerson Traverse City, Mich. — Come summer, if all goes as planned, the waters of the Boardman River will for the first time in 91 years begin to flow naturally down to Lake Michigan. State and federal officials … Continue reading
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Tagged Boardman River, Conservation, Dams, DNR, Fish Passage, Fishing, Rivers, Trout, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
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Eight wolves killed in city of Ironwood
Eight gray wolves recently were shot and killed in the Upper Peninsula town of Ironwood. The wolves had become an increasing problem. The wolves, members of two UP wolf packs, had followed deer into residential areas where the deer were … Continue reading
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