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Is it winter already? You betcha! Check out our feature on where to find the best snow before Christmas and Jim DuFresne’s piece on exploring Sylvania Wilderness in the middle of winter entitled Solitude on Snowshoes. Then use our Trail Search feature above and click on cross-country skiing under “Select an Activity.” You’ll discover trails and will be able to download the appropriate map for wherever you want to ski.

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November 20, 2019 A Moose hunt on Isle Royale? Bad Idea

The moose population on Isle Royale has exceeded 2,000 and some Michigan lawmakers are pushing a resolution urging the National Park Service to stage a lottery hunt as a way to control the herd. In this latest Trail Talk blog from MichiganTr… read more

July 12, 2019 The High Cost of a Backcountry Rescue – Who Pays?

High water levels on Lake Michigan have doubled the cost of retrieving injured visitors along the shoreline dunes of Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore this summer. In this Trail Talk blog, Jim DuFresne wonders why are the rescued so shocke… read more

June 10, 2019 Georeferencing, Smartphones and the Future of Trail Maps

MichiganTrailMaps.com is proud to announce the addition of georeferenced maps for smartphones to its stable of trail maps. Following is a Trail Talk blog by Jim DuFresne on why we did it and how to download the new maps. But DuFresne also won… read more

April 24, 2019 Backcountry Camping in Sleeping Bear Dunes? Good Luck

A prescribed burn at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore will temporarily close the only place in April and early May where you can enjoy backcountry camping in Michigan’s most popular national park unit. And that’s a shame, write… read more

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Your First Step Outdoors – MichiganTrailMaps.com

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Looking for the White Stuff in November

Sylvania Wilderness; Solitude on Snowshoes

The Future of Trail Maps

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