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Our State Bird is ready

June 8, 2011
interesting place to nest

Mark Ringlever, the second best fly fisherman in Northwest Michigan and I built this cedar strip canoe about 75 years ago, realized it did not float real well, cut it in half and now is an architectural detail and Robins nest on the front porch of our kayak and canoe livery in Glen Arbor.  Daughter [...]

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TART Boardman Loop in Traverse City

June 3, 2011
sabin dam put in

Looking for something new and interesting to do in the great outdoors of Northern Michigan? Heres a great option:  At the River Traverse City, we can rent you a beachcruiser or 15 speed bicycle at Clinch Park on West Bay (the old zoo?) for a casual ride on the TART Trail combining urban and wilderness [...]

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Pyramid Point Kayak dry land training

June 2, 2011
prepping for descent

Kayaking and Canoeing have been around for thousands of years.  The early eskimos figured out that enclosing a canoe enabled them to keep themselves and their gear dry and allow them to hunt quietly even in heavy seas. Fast forward to our kayak adventure last night three hundred feet above Lake Michigan on top of [...]

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Do you believe in Armageddon? Glen Arbor winds hit 60.

June 1, 2011
Due North from our porch on Spanish Wells

Global Warming?  Climate Change?  Tornados? Historical Flooding?  Hurricanes?  Wildfires?  Species Extinctions?  Nuclear Disasters?  Earthquakes?  Tsunamis?  Dogs dating Cats?  What the Heck is going on?  Makes me want want to build a really deep basement with a really high air pipe and stock up on red beans and rice and bottled water. But I won’t!  Instead [...]

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Memorial Day puts it all into perspective

May 29, 2011

There really is no place like home:  Glen Arbor Michigan, five children. a beautiful wife, my mom and all my brothers and sisters and their kids living within a stones throw?  What more could a guy ask for?  How bout some 80 degree air temps and 75 degree water temps!  Well, its coming in tomorrow, [...]

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Live Webcam on the Crystal River by Maue Design….website genius!

May 27, 2011
Just below Brammers Culverts

Our webcam at the livery and putt putt trading post is live and well.  Check it out by clicking the tab on our homepage. The weekend weather looks fantastic for putt putt and kayaking on the Crystal River.  Probably would not recommend tubing unless you have a thing for freezing your feet off. The ping [...]

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New Eco Tour Guide

May 26, 2011
Classic Glen Arbor Scene

We have a new eco tour guide coming on staff this summer.  Her name is Debbie Rettke and she has quite an outdoor resume.  She also owns the Duneswood Resort over on the West side of Little Glen between the Dune Climb and the Pierce Stocking Drive.  Great little Resort with several guest rooms as [...]

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Crystal River Warm!

May 23, 2011
bunch of crazy glen arbor kids

Incredible day on the Crystal River yesterday. We got the tubes, longboards, kayaks, canoes, fishing tackle and mask and snorkels out and finally had a day that felt like summer.  It hit 80 degrees yesterday!  Summers here folks:  Get outdoors and enjoy it while we got it.  

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5 happy campers

May 22, 2011
7 miles of natural wonder

Finally started to feel like summer yesterday morning.  These folks on the right were a big part of that.  Shorts, T-shirts and an energy and excitement that I have not seen since last summer.  Excitement to get out on one of the most beautiful water systems in the world, The Crystal River, mostly fed by [...]

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Little Glen Lake Warming Up

May 21, 2011
May Sunrise on the Narrows Bridge

I had a call yesterday for a snorkeling eco tour on Lake Michigan.  Water still a little too chilly. The Rising Sun and the Phelps shipwrecks will have to wait a few weeks before you see me in that water.  However, with temps in the high 70′s today, Little Glen will be warm enough for [...]

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