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Boot up for some wintry surprises
One-tank trip /Erie, Pa. Don't climb the ice dunes, warn the rangers and the signs. Yet danger seemed remote as I scanned the serene frosted landscape near the entrance to Presque Isle State Park, a seven-mile spit of land arching into Lake Erie from Pennsylvania's far northwest corner.
Lake Erie 39 s winter dunes offer ethereal hiking vistas
ERIE -- Don't climb the ice dunes, warn the rangers and the signs. Yet danger seemed remote as I scanned the serene frosted landscape near the entrance to Presque Isle State Park, a seven-mile spit of land arching into Lake Erie from Pennsylvania's far northwest corner.
Flying across frozen waters
A certain group of sail boaters in the lakes area like their air temperatures frigid and their water frozen.
Weather: October s weather
Our past month has given us an above-average number of rain days. October's bright blue weather was interrupted during the month on 11 days with rain. This is way above the average number of rain days during an average October month. The bright sunshine and high 60-degree temperatures have prevailed during the daylight hours to [...]
Heath Bell Is A Crazy Person Video
# wakeupdeadspin Your morning roundup for July 13, the day we met, and then ran away from, Magnet Boy. More >>
Wisconsin Making Big Noise in the Silent Sports Arena
MADISON, Wis. -- Every state in the union has pretty landscapes, but theres something about the rolling terrain, the ridiculous number of lakes and rivers, and the abundance of trails in Wisconsin that plays into the states growing reputation as the new it place for silent sports pursuits. Given the demands of silent sports and the passion of participants, it doesnt...
News From 100 Years Ago: 03 21 2011
o In order to prove that advertising Traverse City as a summer resort pays, it is only necessary to go to the figures in the possession of the railroads.
Iceboating, anyone
A rumbling growl echoed across the frozen harbor as the iceboats cruised by on Friday afternoon, the first day of iceboating on Coecles Harbor this season. Sailors in four iceboats harnessed a steady breeze and crisscrossed the ice from morning until late in the afternoon. "It was beautiful out there," said John Needham, the owner [...]
Where to go: Yellow Creek State Park
What to do: A popular fishing and picnic destination in the summer, Yellow Creek is too often overlooked in winter. Anglers pull sunfish, perch and pike through the ice, and the state provides wooden ice-rescue devices at all ice-use access areas. The frozen lake near the boat rental building is open for ice skating, and iceboating is permitted with a launch permit.
