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Belle Isle – Michigan State Park on Detroit River

Belle Isle became Michigan's 102nd State Park in 2014. The 982-acre park is located on the island south of Detroit, on Detroit River between...

Lake Michigan Circle Tour – The Great Bike Touring Adventure (part 1)

Expanding my bike touring experience, I decided to go on a longer—one–month—tour to ride around Lake Michigan. I began my Lake Michigan tour by...

Out-of-Place Viking Church – Wang Temple in Poland

Wang Temple
The Wang Temple is an old Viking-built structure that you would expect to find in Norway, but not in Poland. Yet, the temple is located in the Polish city of Karpacz. (Find out why later, in a section about the temple’s history.) At present, the Wang...

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Gear for Slippery Situation

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Snowmobiling in Michigan

With nearly 6,500 miles of snowmobile trails and a lot of “lake-effect” snow, Michigan is a “snowmobiling heaven”.  To give you an idea, let...