View from the Dune Top: P. J. Hoffmaster Park

I don’t know why the DNR hasn’t constructed an escalator to the dune overlook at P. J. Hoffmaster Park. No doubt it was just an oversight on the part of the planners, but it’s one I wish they’d correct, because trudging the stairway all the way to the top of that ridiculously tall sand mountain [...]

Harbor View Grill

One thing my wife and I like to do when traveling along the shore of Lake Michigan, or any town in Michigan, is to try new and interesting places to eat. And when the weather is warm, one of the criteria for picking a restaurant is outdoor seating.
Recently while on our way home, hunger struck [...]

Wabaningo

Wabaningo was originally the name of an Michigan Indian chief.  Today it is the name of small Michigan village located where White Lake flows into Lake Michigan. Originally the community was known as Sylvan Beach, receiving it’s post office way back in 1897.
Today it is at the end of the road that leads to the [...]

Beyond the Blockhouse: Muskegon State Park

A hobbit trail leads to the Bog Bench at Muskegon State Park. To be sure, there are many hobbit trails that wind through the wooded back dunes north of Muskegon, but this one is special. From its trail head at the storied Blockhouse that overlooks Lake Michigan and all points surrounding, it descends into a [...]

World’s Largest Weathervane

Whitehall may be home to the world’s largest weather vane. While no one knows for sure, Whitehall claims the title.  The weather vane is 48 feet tall, 14 feet wide and weighs more than 2 tons. Topping the weather vane is a schooner, memorializing the Ella Ellenwood, a schooner destroyed in a storm on Lake [...]

Manistee National Forest

The Manistee National Forest extends over several Michigan counties: Lake, Manistee, Mason, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana and Wexford. The majority of  Newaygo County also lies within its district.
There is something for everyone including hiking trails (48 miles) and camping, horseback trails (35 miles) and ski trails, snowmobile trails (50 miles) and ATV trails (19 miles).
Within Newaygo [...]

Half Moon Lake

 
It’s Saturday, it’s summer and it’s time to enjoy a Michigan lake.
Half Moon Lake is located in Casnova Township in eastern Muskegon County, just off M37 one mile North of the M37 and M46 intersection.
Half Moon Lake is a pretty little lake of 63 acres of surface water, with estimated depths of 70 feet.
On the [...]