Archive - Boating

Our Favorites: 3-Hour Paddle Trips

Our Favorites: 3-Hour Paddle Trips

Make your life better with a few hours on the water. We asked some Northern Michigan locals where they love to go.

Float Away on the Manistee

Float Away on the Manistee

The North’s Mighty Manistee offers a trip at a tempo any kayaker can handle.

Float Away on the Upper Manistee: the Itinerary

Float Away on the Upper Manistee: the Itinerary

The where’s, when’s and how long’s for a four-day kayak trip down the Upper Manistee.

Float Away on the Manistee: The Packing List

Float Away on the Manistee: The Packing List

Travel Editor Lynda Twardowski (world’s biggest cheapskate) shares all the essential goodies she used on her 4-day kayaking trek down the Manistee River.

Affordable North: Traverse City’s Ellis Lake Resort

Affordable North: Traverse City’s Ellis Lake Resort

Ellis Lake Resort in Traverse City offers a quintessential Up North vacation—with unbeatable rates.

Along the Wild Fringe of Skegemog Swamp

Along the Wild Fringe of Skegemog Swamp

Nearly 40 years after locals mobilized to save Skegemog Swamp, a half-day paddle along its shore reveals a simple and remarkable truth: when habitat is preserved, creation will thrive.

A Canoe Passage

A Canoe Passage

Bill Strong shares thoughts on the maiden voyage, in Traverse City, of a canoe he built with his dad.

Fish from a Kayak

Fish from a Kayak

Where to fish from your kayak in the Traverse City region, plus expert tips

Pick Your Summer Sail on Traverse City’s Inland Seas Schooner

Pick Your Summer Sail on Traverse City’s Inland Seas Schooner

Learn about the Great Lakes while sailing Grand Traverse Bay aboard the Inland Seas Schooner, based in Traverse City and Suttons Bay. Take your family!

Paddle & Leisure on the Sturgeon River

Paddle & Leisure on the Sturgeon River

Let the color season unfold on the Sturgeon River from your canoe or kayak and then curl up at a perfect fall color lodge.

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