How to Be Safe Around a Campfire
For many of us, it’s not camping if there isn’t a campfire to sit around in the evening or one over which to cook breakfast. Campfires are essential to the camping tradition, not just for [...]
Michigan Beachcombing Tips
Beachcombing can be a relaxing, pleasant pastime. Kids can simply bring their buckets and shovels and spend hours along the shore finding treasures… and it’s just as fun for the adults, too. No phone. No [...]
RV Upgrades and Modifications: What’s on your list?
Ask any RV owner for an opinion on upgrades or modifications and you’ll get multiple ideas. In fact, that’s why there’s this article. There are many things you can do to make your RV more [...]
Outdoor Photography Tips
Camera phones are getting better and better, but sometimes you just can’t beat the flexibility, quality, and appearance of shots taken by a traditional digital camera. Get great shots regardless of the weather and location. [...]
10 Outdoor Adventures in Michigan
Celebrate summer with these outstanding outdoor destinations and adventures you can find only in Pure Michigan. Bike the Heritage Trail, Glen Arbor, Leelanau County: This hard-surfaced, non-motorized trail is 27 miles long, connecting Sleeping Bear [...]
Keeping the RV Clean: What do you do when…
A clean RV is one that looks good on the road and at the campsite, and is comfortable to live in. Keeping sand, dirt, mold, stains, and bugs at bay is a normal part of [...]
A Camper’s Pastime: Bike Riding
What would camping be without bringing a bike along? For kids, bikes offer the freedom to roam the campground and grab an ice cream bar at the main office. For adults, they offer easy transportation [...]
Meet Seven Michigan Wildflowers
Color returns to the Mitten State as the trees, shrubs, grasses, herbs, and flowers are lulled from their winter slumber. People get outdoors more often with the moderate temperatures, and visitors from other areas of [...]
Delicious Camping BBQ Meals
Is there anything better than grilling out? What about slathering on some BBQ sauce? Being at the campground simply invites you to cook outdoors and add some of that unique, delicious grilled flavor to your [...]
Driving Tours: Wineries of Northwest Lower Michigan
Where, oh, where, do you begin? This region of the state is ideal for cultivating nearly 14,000 acres of vines of multiple grape varieties, making us the fourth largest grape-growing state. Not all of it [...]