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"Your guide to Michigan's most beautiful waterfalls. Waterfalls create a feeling of serenity, a sense of restrained power. Their grandeur takes our breath away. Their gentle sounds complement periods of meditation. Hundreds of waterfalls decorate the scenery across Michigan's Upper Peninsula, from the Munising area's many impressive waterfalls, like Miners Falls and Wagner Falls, to the most famous falls in the state: Tahquamenon Falls. This comprehensive...
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"There's more to Michigan than beautiful forests, shuttered factories, and miles and miles of stunning shoreline. Armed with this offbeat travel guide, you'll soon discover the strange underbelly of the Great Lakes State. Michigan has monuments to fluoridation, snurfing, the designer of the Jefferson nickel, and the once-famous Mr. Chicken, as well as festivals honoring tulips, Christmas pickles, and a 38-acre fungus. It's where you'll find the World's...
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The Countryman Press, a division of W. W. Norton & Company
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[2019]
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"Explore the hills, ridges, sand dunes, and breathtaking views of the Great Lake State, one trail at a time Michigan's Lower Peninsula offers extremely diverse terrain, from beaches that are home to shipwrecks and lighthouses, streams populated with trout, and wildflower and orchid fields to spaces with unusual geological formations, sand dunes, and steep climbs, and beech forests perfect for birding. Each chapter begins with an overview of each hike...
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Adventure Publications
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Discover the Great Lake State with information that's useful for singles, couples and families. All-inclusive themes range from beaches & dunes, the fine arts and lighthouses to rocks and minerals, science museums and nature centers, festivals, sports and plenty in between.
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"Your all-in-one guide to Michigan's best outings! Discover hundreds of unique attractions! This comprehensive guide is jam-packed with Michigan's top spots for entertainment and enjoyment. Find the fun, the fascinating, and the downright unusual. Take a simple day trip, or string together a longer vacation of activities that appeal to you. Useful for singles, couples, and families -- visitors and residents alike -- this guide encompasses a wide range...
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The Countryman Press
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©2009
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Going beyond the usual tourist destinations, this book has twelve researched routes that include some of the state's lesser known attractions--crystalline waters, unspoiled nature, and natural wonders--and highlights colorful characters and interesting historical details.
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Scribe Publishing Company
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[2015]
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The host and producers of Under the Radar Michigan, a PBS television series, provide the travel destinations of their first 50 episodes. "If you're looking for great Michigan places to explore, vacation, eat, live, start a business or just relax, this book is for you. Chapter by chapter, we take you along on our first fifty episodes and discover great Michigan cities, interesting people, incredible restaurants, romantic spaces and great places to...
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Your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Wolverine State has to offer! Whether you're a born-and-raised Michiganite, a recent transplant, or just passing through, “Michigan Curiosities” will have you laughing out loud as Colleen Burcar takes you on a rollicking tour of the strangest sites in the Wolverine State. Experience some raucous festivals that celebrate everything from Elvis and Jimmy...
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Learn to Identify Birds in Michigan!
Make bird watching even more enjoyable. With Michigan's best-selling bird guide, field identification is simple and informative. There's no need to look through dozens of photos of birds that don't live in your area. This book features 118 species of Michigan birds organized by color for ease of use. Do you see a yellow bird and don't know what it is? Go to the yellow section to find out. Crisp, stunning full-page...
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The Countryman Press, a division of W.W. Norton & Company
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[2016]
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"In the same class as the Appalachian Trail, the North Country National Scenic Trail is over twice as long as its older cousin, stretching from Upstate New York to North Dakota. But some of the most beautiful and scenic spots lie in Michigan and Wisconsin. 50 Hikes on Michigan & Wisconsin's North Country Trail is a guidebook for both the day hiker and the long-distance back-packer. With full-color maps and elevation profiles, it covers nearly 1,000...
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"Best Bike Rides Detroit and Ann Arbor describes 40 of the greatest recreational rides in the Detroit and Ann Arbor areas. Road rides, rail trails, bike paths, and single-track mountain bike rides all get included. Most rides are in the 5 to 35 mile range, allowing for great afternoon outings and family adventures"--
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Menasha Ridge Press
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"Best Tent Camping: Michigan presents 50 private, state park, and state forest campgrounds, organized into five distinct regions. Selections are based on location, topography, size, and overall appeal, and every site is rated for beauty, privacy, spaciousness, safety and security, and cleanliness-so you'll always know what to expect. The new full-color edition of this proven guidebook provides everything you need to know, with detailed maps of each...
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"The best road guide to the Great Lakes State, completely revised and updated. From the Chicago and Territorial roads, home of a historic and scenic railroad, to the Lower Peninsula's Chain of Lakes area, Backroads & Byways of Michigan is the shortest route a visitor can take to knowing the state like a local. This fourth edition offers updated itineraries to scenic and intriguing places, like Michigan's Wine Country--where you can sample local wines,...
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"No other campground guidebook focuses solely on the Michigan quite like Kevin Revolinski's. Michigan offers a surprising array of quiet, out-of-the-way parks replete with lakes, rivers, rugged hills, and even rocky cliffs. Fully revised and updated, Camping Michigan opens the door to these places. It includes: Up-to-date trail information and route descriptions; Accurate directions to popular as well as less-traveled trails; Difficulty ratings for...