Hiking Trails Near Grayling & Gaylord Michigan
Northern Michigan’s Grayling and Gaylord area sits inside some of the best hiking country in the Lower Peninsula. Hartwick Pines State Park in Grayling has 9,335 acres and 21 miles of trails — including old-growth pine forest you can’t find almost anywhere else in Michigan. Pigeon River Country State Forest, 20 miles north of Gaylord, […]
SXS Trail Riding Near Grayling & Frederic Michigan
Northern Michigan’s Crawford and Otsego counties sit inside one of the largest ORV riding areas in the Midwest. The Grayling and Gaylord area connects to thousands of miles of state forest roads open to SXS machines. The Frederic Loop runs 29 miles near Frederic, and it ties into the Kalkaska trail system for 100+ more […]
Hunting for Mushrooms in Northern Michigan
Northern Michigan’s Crawford County sits inside millions of acres of state and federal land — and every May, that forest fills up with morel mushroom hunters. The season runs from late April through mid-June. Black morels come first, followed by whites and yellows closer to Memorial Day. You don’t need a license to pick on […]
We Never Meant to Own a Campground
How John and Sue Hankerd accidentally discovered an abandoned campground on their new property — and decided to bring it back to life.