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boardman river clean up

June 2, 2012

Great turnout for the boardman river clean up today, in spite of the bad weather. About twenty of us floated the lowest two miles from Union Dam out to Clinch Park Beach and collected around 10 garbage bags full or so. The River was running too high everywhere else so the plan is to hit [...]

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Stand Up Paddle Boards are here!

June 1, 2012

We just got in 6 brand new NSP 10’2 Stand Up Paddle Boards for rentals and Stand Up Paddle Board Yoga Classes. You can get on these boards for as little as 20 dollars and take a yoga class for 25! Don’t forget about the TART Boardman Loop. We can put you on a bicycle [...]

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Crystal and Boardman Rivers running high

March 23, 2012
Crystal and Boardman Rivers running high

This photo was taken last summer when the Crystal River was running around 25 cubic feet per second.  (cfs).  I floated the Crystal this past weekend and it was running around 110 or so.  Look at the photo and imagine the water level right around Maddie’s ears!  Big difference! There were several unplanned portages above [...]

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the greatest campground on earth

March 19, 2012
the greatest campground on earth

D.H. Day had such an impact around Glen Arbor.  He built Railroads, Docks, Inns, Mills, Barns, Golf Courses, Roads, Towns and an incredible little Campground on the shoreline of Sleeping Bear Bay.  This 88 site campground is rustic, vault toilets and no showers.  Glen Arbor is just a half hour walk down the beach or [...]

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Skating on Thin Ice

March 19, 2012
Skating on Thin Ice

Went out with Noah from social explorations for a photo shoot/eco tour with a great family from Detroit this past weekend.  The ice was like glass, we could see the bottom, fish, etc.  Pretty cool. Ice breaking up and kayaking and canoeing will be an option by this weekend. Call me and lets get you [...]

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name this lake

January 16, 2012
name this lake

For a two for one coupon kayaking or canoeing down the Crystal River or the Boardman next summer, name this little lake in the photo.   Mike SutherlandMike Sutherland was born and reborn in the woods of Glen Arbor and deeply respects the spirit of the outdoors. You can check his bio on the guide [...]

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William Shakespeare

January 6, 2012
William Shakespeare

And this, our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything. William Shakespeare I snapped this photo over the holidays on a hike through the swamp just west of Tucker Lake.  The Birch Trees there are the healthiest I have seen anywhere.  [...]

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We are Kayaking year round up here!

November 2, 2011
noah ready to drop in

The Crystal River and the Boardman are both easily accessible year round.  The seven mile float on the Crystal is breathtaking every month of the year.  The Boardman is a little trickier, and may require a more experienced paddler. Photo on left of stud paddler and great friend Noah on Holloween Day practicing a drop [...]

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Prettiest Place on Earth?

August 31, 2011
two very trusting fawns

I snuck out on the Crystal River last night and spent 20 or so minutes photographing these two fawns……probably motherless as they had no fear.  (I was just ten feet from them at one point) Got me thinking about our new title in Glen Arbor: “The prettiest place in the US”  Indeed, who could possibly [...]

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Annual Tennis Team Kayak Trip

August 30, 2011
Annual Tennis Team Kayak Trip

Coach Nykerk (Hall of famer and winningest varsity tennis coach in State of Michigan history) and I guided this top 5, division 2 Traverse City Central Tennis Team down from Brammers Culverts yesterday.  Only a couple incidents to mention:  Our number three singles player was immediately attacked by our one doubles team and ended up [...]

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