Tour de Yooper bike trek across Michigan's UP
A 380 mile June trek across Michigan's Upper Peninsula starts as a hopeful five day ride from Porcupine Mountains to St. Ignace. About 20 participants from Haven Church Zeeland and friends journey through Lake Superior towns, encountering hills near Marquette and Seney with long lake views and swarms of horse flies.
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Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Porcupine Mountains
St. Ignace
U.P
Haven Church
Zeeland
Holland
Lake Superior
U.S. 41
Keweenaw Peninsula
Marquette
Seney
Invasive Mosquitoes Darken Porcupine Mountains Sunset
After a 10 hour drive from Zeeland campers faced swarms of biting black flies at Porcupine Mountains State Park. Ranging through tents, the pests drove visitors to pack up. DEET and long clothing offered some relief as a slow northern sunset finally emerged on the night of the summer solstice.
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Zeeland
Porcupine Mountains State Park
Michigan Upper Peninsula Bicycle Tour Highlights and Hazards
A travelogue recounts a six mile ride up and five days on U P roads through Baraga State Park and Marquette. It notes scenic M-28 segments along Lake Superior, the windings of Marquette trails, a thunderstorm night at the Tourist Park campground, and cautious RV traffic on narrow shoulders. It mentions Grand Island views near Munising and a missed Dairy Queen stop.
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Lake of the Clouds
Baraga State Park
Michigan
Keweenaw Bay
U.P
White Line
Seney
Marquette
Munising
Lake Superior
Grand Island
Dairy Queen
Michigan book tells Civil War tales from a Michigan town
Rick Liblong compiles and narrates the Civil War stories of 18 men from a small Michigan town. The soldiers’ viewpoints reveal heroism and sacrifice, including a life saved for George Armstrong Custer, five brothers serving together, and a cavalry captain who died leading men into battle with Custer.
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Rick Liblong
Michigan
George Armstrong Custer
Gettysburg
Custer
Libling
Virginia
Michigan State University
Dow Chemical Co
Michigan History
Arbutus Press
Travel tale from Michigan riders to Alaska and back
Gary Vander Veen and Barry Bandstra rode 9 166 miles round trip to Alaska in June with their wives Mickey and Deb joining for 2 222 miles. The group is pictured near North Pole south of Fairbanks. Send travel story to lor timmer hollandsen tinel com or 54 W Eighth St Holland MI 49423 with trip details and contact number.
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Gary Vander Veen
Barry Bandstra
Alaska
Mickey
Deb
Anchorage
Edmonton
North Pole
Fairbanks
Timmer
Eighth St
Holland
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Ldt
McMillan
Lake Superior Park
Paradise
Whitefish Bay
Ben Beversluis
Sentinel
Waly
Michigan Book
Aaring Guar, Harel
North Pole, Alaska
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