The Complete Guide to Michigan Sand Dunes presents an inclusive description of everything you need to know about one of Michigan's most impressive and fragile physical features.
With its comprehensive explanation of dune formation and variety, the book also includes information on activities at the dunes, including hiking, skiing, picnic and swimming areas, directions and parking, number of campsites, interesting and unique natural features found in and around each dune, and types of dune flora and fauna. Detailed maps provide a ready guide for all outdoor activities.
With nearly 50 duneland areas, from the remote to the well known, this book will inspire travelers to take a closer look at one of the most awesome natural features found in the state. Even those who think they know the dunes well will find this book an amazing resource for their trips back to a specific dune or their exploration of a new dune.
Jim DuFresne is an outdoor writer and author of more than a dozen wilderness and travel guide books. He is also a contributing travel and outdoor writer for Booth newspapers.

The Complete Guide to Michigan Sand Dunes

Science & Math

DuFresne, Jim

Nature & Ecology

PETOSKEY CO-PUB

With 65 photographs and 77 detailed maps, this indispensable guide to the state's hiking trails gives beginners to advanced hikers all the information they need to plan their next Michigan overnight or weekend backpacking trip. Featuring 50 trails---27 in the Lower Peninsula---ranging from one-hour to multiple-day treks in both the Upper and Lower Peninsulas, Backpacking in Michigan has something for every hiker.
Information on hike length and difficulty, elevation gain, the amount of time needed to complete the hike, camping facilities, and nearby towns accompanies each of the trail listings. The author also provides extensive reference maps along with a description of scenic highlights. In addition to backcountry explorations of remote trails, Backpacking in Michigan includes classic Michigan adventures such as the Lakeshore Trail in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, the Greenstone Ridge Trail in Isle Royale National Park, North Manitou Island in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, and Jordan River Pathway in the Mackinaw State Forest.
While Backpacking in Michigan focuses primarily on the trails themselves, it also makes planning your Michigan adventure as easy as possible by providing important information on routes to and from the trailhead, as well as park fees and reservation information for shelters, walk-in cabins, rental yurts, and overnight camping.
Jim DuFresne is a Michigan native and author of more than a dozen wilderness, travel, and hiking guidebooks. He is author of Isle Royale National Park: Foot Trails and Water Routes; 50 Hikes in Michigan: The Best Walks, Hikes, and Backpacks in the Lower Peninsula; Best Hikes with Children: Michigan; Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park: A Backcountry Guide for Hikers, Campers, Backpackers, and Skiers; as well as The Complete Guide to Michigan Sand Dunes, copublished by the University of Michigan Press and Petoskey Publishing.

Backpacking in Michigan

Sports & Outdoors

Hiking & Camping

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN REGIONAL

"Since it first appeared in 1985, Hendrickson's book has introduced legions of fly fishers to the state's most-treasured rivers. In this newest edition, author Jim DuFresne has made a good book better . . . DuFresne, author of more than twenty books, is a careful, consummate researcher and passionate fly angler. Modern trout anglers are lucky to have a wealth of Michigan rivers and streams to discover and to carry on the special sport first enjoyed by fly fishers more than 150 years ago. And they are lucky to have this book to help guide them to the best of all places to do it." ---Tom Huggler, award-winning author of more than a dozen outdoors books
This completely revised and updated edition of the indispensable original offers more information on why Michigan is such a great place for all fly fishers. Twelve Classic Trout Streams also features new material---for example, information on hatches, including a hatch schedule chart; a list of ten flies that every Michigan angler should have; and equipment (line weight, rod length, etc.) for Michigan streams.
At the heart of the book is the increased number of public access sites complete with GPS coordinates---a first among guides to Michigan streams. There are also all new photographs and improved maps that include stream bottom identification.
Twelve Classic Trout Streams answers basic questions for any trip to a trout stream to be successful. Where are the best access sites? How wide and deep is the river there? Will you stand on firm sand or gravel, slip on hard clay or muddy stones, or sink into soft sand or mud? Is the current slow enough that you can wade easily upstream or so fast that you will be swept off your feet? All of these things are described or shown on the maps.
Gerth E. Hendrickson was a member of Trout Unlimited and the Federation of Fly Fishers. He wrote prolifically on trout streams. 
Jim DuFresne is an outdoor writer based in Clarkston, Michigan, and author of more than a dozen wilderness/travel guidebooks. DuFresne gave up the spinning rod for the fly rod in the mid-1980s and has never turned back. 
Cover photograph by Jacom Stephens © iStockphoto.com

Twelve Classic Trout Streams in Michigan: A Handbook for Fly Anglers

Hendrickson, Gerth E.

Hunting & Fishing

For travelers looking to avoid crowds, this guide will help them discover the unique "must-see" attractions of the Wolverine State. Go beyond the usual tourist attractions to discover such hidden treasures as the Be Good to Your Mother-in-Law Bridge, Three Oaks Spokes Bicycle Museum, or the Cornish Pump Engine and Mining Museum. Whatever you do when you get to Michigan, get off the interstate-and take this book with you!

Michigan Off the Beaten Path: A Guide to Unique Places (Off the Beaten Path Series)

Travel

United States

Globe Pequot

This guide points out the half-hidden gems that travelers rejoice in discovering--from a lighthouse that has become a country inn to party-fishing boats that let novice anglers stalk and catch the Great Lakes' tastiest offering--the yellow perch.

Off the Beaten Path Michigan

Globe Pequot Pr

Discover unexpected pleasures, whether they may be shipwrecks in Lake Michigan, homemade cheese made in a converted gas station, or the Be Good to Your Mother-in-Law Bridge, a favorite with newlyweds and married couples.

Off the Beaten Path Michigan: A Guide To Unique Places

Offbeat places await travelers and locals alike in Michigan, such as the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum where young visitors can be wrapped in bubbles, and the Air Zoo of Kalamazoo, which is dedicated to preserving and restoring aircraft of World War II.

Off the Beaten Path Michigan: A Guide to Unique Places

GPP Travel

Michigan Off the Beaten Path®, 10th: A Guide to Unique Places (Off the Beaten Path Series)

Michigan Off the Beaten Path features the things travelers and locals want to see and experience––if only they knew about them. From the best in local dining to quirky cultural tidbits to hidden attractions, unique finds, and unusual locales, Michigan Off the Beaten Path takes the reader down the road less traveled and reveals a side of Michigan that other guidebooks just don't offer.

Michigan Off the Beaten Path®: A Guide To Unique Places (Off the Beaten Path Series)

Finch, Jackie Sheckler

Globe Pequot Press

In New Zealand, tramping is the only way to travel. Spectacular escarpments, magnificent glaciers, soothing hot springs and timeless forests - they're all just a walk away. And when you trave the country on foot, you leave the crowds and the 80s behind. Jim DuFresne's extensive knowledge of bushwalking and infectious enthusiasm for this spell-binding landscape make him the perfect guide to New Zeland's parks. Amongst the 40 tracks he describes are shorter walks for the less experienced, invigorating hikes and challenging extended tramps. Jim tells you how to get to and from the parks, where to stay and what to take. Concise maps show tracks, huts and natural features, while brief background notes give a fascinating insight into the history of these exceptional walks.

Tramping in New Zealand

Australia & South Pacific

Lonely Planet Publications

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