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  • Top Ten Outdoor Events near Detroit throughout May 2023

    Give Back at a DNR Volunteer Workday Throughout May | Bald Mountain, Highland, Island Lake, and Pinckney Pinckney State Recreation Area (May 7th), Bald Mountain State Recreation Area (May 13th and 17th), Island Lake Go Jurassic at the T-Rex Triathlon Series May 31st | Island Lake State Recreation Area | 6:00 p.m Beyond the practical impossibility of swimming in a frozen Kent Lake during winter, a triathlon forces The first event of the series - the "Stegosaurus Triathlon and Duathlon" - will be held at Island Lake

  • Haunted Hikes: Braving Detroit's Most Obscure Outdoor Destinations

    This Halloween season, lace up your boots - and pack in a little extra courage - as you set out on these Who knows, maybe she'll make for a perfect companion on one of your haunted hikes this fall... BATTLE OF BROWNSTOWN | Lake Erie Metropark | Rockwood, Michigan Rationale for Infamy: The Forgotten On August 5, 1812, within what is now Lake Erie Metropark, 200 U.S. soldiers were ambushed by Shawnee any ghosts conducting their own haunted hikes along the East-West Downriver Linked Greenways Trail of Lake

  • Checklist for Michigan's 2022 Whitetail Deer Opening Day

    reporting, and clothing requirements (spoiler alert: wear hunter orange as your outermost garments, like have a go-to gun range, the DNR maintains several throughout the Detroit region (the range at Island Lake But here's the thing - that's what makes hunting beautiful. morning, please don't forget to focus on the intangible bounties from a hunt that don't involve the taking You should also make sure that you are familiar with how to properly field dress a deer - especially

  • Bridging Borders: Enjoy Detroit's Outdoor Future along the Border to Border Trail

    Like the eerie calm before a tsunami strikes, nearly all of the Detroit region is bracing itself for The B2B will provide the critical link between the Mike Levine Lakelands Trail State Park and Waterloo Pioneer a Personal Cleanup Event: Ready to make an immediate impact on your favorite trail? of a transformative organization like the Border to Border Trail. Expedition Detroit is proud to work with important trail advocacy organizations like the Border to Border

  • Top Ten Outdoor Events near Detroit throughout October 2023

    With an adventure-packed month like October, the sheer scope of the wealth of outdoor experiences available The Expedition Detroit team is proud to represent the Michigan DNR's largest commercial provider of guided With the month of October halfway gone, why not take “Spooky Season” to another level by hiking in a you superstitious, it must make you at least a littlestitious… 8. Do you host an upcoming outdoor event that you would like to be featured in a future article?

  • Top Five Outdoor Events near Detroit throughout March 2024

    Oh, and as a cherry on top, most state park drinking regulations don't take effect until April 1st. Make a Dual Dash at the Bad Bunny 5K March 26th | River Bends Park | 8:15 a.m. While we at Expedition Detroit prefer our trails, it truly doesn't take much to twist our arm into a The Expedition Detroit team is proud to represent the Michigan DNR's largest commercial provider of guided Do you host an upcoming outdoor event that you would like to be featured in a future article?

  • Top Five Outdoor Events near Detroit remaining in January 2024

    Just like waking up to today's fresh snowfall, January provides a perfectly clean slate for pursuing There's something beautiful about waking up on the morning of January 1st. If natural snow permits, then the races will take place on the normal cross-country ski trails. Groups of 10 or more can make arrangements to rent skis during the week. 2. The Expedition Detroit team is proud to represent the Michigan DNR's largest commercial provider of guided

  • Why Detroit Should Adopt Norway's "Friluftsliv" Lifestyle this Winter

    He ran up this slick stairs like a mountain goat - and was heading back down before I could even summit young school children to elderly couples, they ventured through the windswept, rain-clogged terrain like Just like Scandinavia, the Great Lakes region as a whole is blessed with a four season climate that perfectly year-round recreation (verifiably one of many reasons for a century of Scandinavian emigration to the Great Lakes Others have learned through nearly freezing to death, both in Scandinavia and throughout the Great Lakes

  • #TrailTuesday: Belle Isle's Lighthouse and Blue Heron Lagoon Trail

    Even repeat hikes of a particular crowd-favorite trail like Brighton's Penosha Trail follow this trend dead center of our international environment, where every natural, cultural, and historic feature that makes Scott Memorial Fountain, Detroit Boat Club, Belle Isle Aquarium, Belle Isle Nature Center, Dossin Great Lakes Erected in honor of the long-time president of the Lake Carriers Association, this ornamental lighthouse bridge to breathtaking views of the lagoon, the Detroit River, Peche Island, and the great beyond of Lake

  • The Ultimate Adventure Guide to the 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit

    at Hart Plaza will invite Detroit residents and visitors alike to participate in immersive exhibits, take Especially at times when the whole city bursts to life like during the NFL Draft. As any visitor to Motown can attest, there's no skyline quite like that of Downtown Detroit. The Expedition Detroit team is proud to represent the Michigan DNR's largest commercial provider of guided 24% DISCOUNT WITH CODE "DETROIT2024" Do you host an upcoming outdoor event that you would like to be

  • Winter Trails: Snowshoeing vs. Cross-Country Skiing vs. Snow Hiking

    No, that's not a nod to the north and south poles existing in a state of perpetual, Narnia-like winter Should I bust out the snowshoes for the first time this season or lace up the hiking boots? Should Snowshoe As "long-time" Expedition Detroit readers know (and hopefully appreciate), we don't like powder conditions, snowshoes will easily and efficiently guide you through the least hospitable of Great Lakes Your legs, lower back, and triceps will likely ache.

  • Top Ten Outdoor Events near Detroit throughout October 2022

    feat, but any of these events will be a highlight of the best month to explore our corner of the Great Lakes With the month of October halfway gone, why not take “Spooky Season” to another level by hiking in a for this event states, in all caps, “THIS IS NOT A HAUNTED ATTRACTION,” but come on… if that doesn’t make you superstitious, it must make you at least a littlestitious… 9. - I don’t know how the race planners perfectly time that year after year, but it’s the icing on the cake

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