ST. IGNACE, MI - The gravity-defying world of ice sailing will draw athletes from around the world to St. Ignace in February, when the World Ice and Snow Sailing Association (WISSA) holds its 2012 championship in Michigan. WISSA, launched in the early 1980s, alternates its annual championship event between Europe and North America. The event glides [...]
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Beauty and Speed on Ice – World Ice & Snow Sailing championships will delight spectators in St. Ignace
Posted by greatlakeslifeandtimes on January 5, 2012
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Spanning the U.P. East to West by Jen Varecha
Traveling from West to East across Michigan’s Upper Peninsula you get the feeling you are experiencing America in its earliest days. More affectionately known as the U.P., it is 16,452 square miles of wilderness (mostly) inhabited by black bear, deer, moose, bobcats, snowshoe rabbits, beaver, porcupine and various other forest fauna.
Posted by greatlakeslifeandtimes on December 28, 2011
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A Heart Light in the Dead of Winter by Mark Shevy
It’s the dead of winter in Northern Michigan. The festive lights of the holiday season have faded away. The green leaves and bright flowers of spring are still months in the future. The snow-covered landscape is about as colorful as a pencil sketch.
Posted by greatlakeslifeandtimes on December 28, 2011
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