2017 Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow...along Heritage Route 23! Resort Bay Thunder at Ride Sleigh Elk-Viewing Photo: Cover E\WKH)HGHUDO+LJKZD\$GPLQLVWUDWLRQ WV)XQGHGLQSDUW 8. Reid Lake Foot Travel Area 0DSJXLGHGHVLJQE\WKH1RUWKHDVW0LFKLJDQ&RXQFLORI*RYHUQPHQ 1. Ice Fishing 21. P.H. Hoeft State Park WPHQWRI&RPPHUFH 5HLG/DNHLVDDFUHEDFNFRXQWU\UHFUHDWLRQH[SHULHQFHWKH WKDWDWLVFORVHG LVV FORVHG WKH1DWLRQDO2FHDQLFDQG$WPRVSKHULF$GPLQLVWUDWLRQ86'HSDU URXJKDJUDQWIURP 3+ +RHIW 6WDWH 3DUN LV D KHDYLO\ZRRGHG DFUH DFFUH SDUNSDUN ZLWKLWK DD PLOHPLOH 4XDOLW\XQGHUWKH1DWLRQDO&RDVWDO=RQH0DQDJHPHQW3URJUDPWK WRPRWRUYHKLFOHVPLOHVRIJHQWO\UROOLQJWUDLOVWKURXJKWKH+XURQ1DWLRQDO I(QYLURQPHQWDO ,FHÀVKLQJLVDJUHDWZD\WRVSHQGD RI/DNH+XURQVKRUHOLQH+RHIWKDVDWRWDORIPLOHVRIVNLWUDLOVUXQQLQJ =RQH0DQDJHPHQW3URJUDP2IÀ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ÀUVW )RU '15 DQG 86)6 DFFHVV 9. Hoist Lakes Foot Travel Area VLWHV FKHFN UXOHV DQG UHJXODWLRQV 22. Black Mountain IRUHDFK Photo: Michigan Sea Grant +RLVW/DNHVHQFRPSDVVHVRYHUDFUHVRISLQHDVSHQDQGKDUGZRRG State Recreation Area 127(7KHPDS UHYHUVHVLGH VKRZVSXEOLFDFFHVVVLWHVRQ/DNH+XURQDQGLQODQG IRUHVWV7KHUHDUHRYHUPLOHVRIXQJURRPHGVNLWUDLOVZLQGLQJWKURXJK ODNHVDQGULYHUV VKRZQDVEOXHGRWV 7KLVGRHVQRWJXD UDQWHHWKDWSDUNLQJLV VPDOO SRWKROH ODNHV DQG DUHDV RI EHDYHU ÁRRGLQJ DV ZHOO DV RYHU DQG 7KH%ODFN0RXQWDLQ5HFUHDWLRQ$UHDRIIHUVDYDVWQHWZRUNRIPDUNHGWUDLOV ERQ0ZHVWRI$OSHQD DYDLODEOHRUWKDWHDFKDFFHVVLVSORZHGGXULQJWKHZLQWHU DURXQGKLOOVDQGULGJHV'LIÀFXOW\UDQJHVIURPPRGHUDWHWRPRUHGLIÀFXOW IRUVNLLQJVQRZVKRHLQJDQGVQRZPRELOLQJ:LWKRYHUPLOHVDYDLODEOH 7KXQGHU%D\&ODVVLF'RJ6OHG5DFHDWWKH$OSHQD6SRUWVPHQ·V&OX 1DWXUDO$UHD DQGDWWKH PRVWGLIÀFXOWGXHWROHQJWKRIWUDLOV+RLVW/DNHV(DVWWUDLOKHDG DFFHVVHG IRUFURVVFRXQWU\VNLLQJDQGPLOHVIRUVQRZPRELOLQJWKHDUHDLVLGHDOIRU %D\5HVRUW 5RFNSRUW6WDWH5HFUHDWLRQ$UHD %HVVHU WDWH3DUN 7KXQGHU 2. Alabaster Pathway & Arboretum 5HFUHDWLRQ$UHD 3++RHIW6WDWH3DUN &KHER\JDQ6 DW%ODFN0RXQWDLQ6WDWH IURP0 LVPDLQWDLQHG\HDUURXQGDQGLVSORZHGLQZLQWHU1DWLRQDO DQ\ZLQWHUDGYHQWXUHU6SHFLDOSDWKZD\VKDYHEHHQFRQVWUXFWHGIRUWKH ZLQWHUWLPHDORQJWKH86+HULWDJH5RXWH7KHYLGHRZDVÀOPHG ´LHFµ VKRZLQJ ´6LOHQFHµ R 7KLVPLOHSDWKZD\LVSORZHG\HDUURXQGDQGZLQGVLWVZD\IURP )RUHVW6HUYLFHYHKLFOHSDVVLVUHTXLUHGIVXVGDJRYKPQI WUDGLWLRQDOGLDJRQDOVNLHUDQGWKHVNDWHVNLHU3DWKZD\VUDQJHIURP´(DV\µ YLGH RXU ZDWFK WR &KDQQHO 7XEH <RX RXU YLVLW WR FRGH 45 WKH 8VH '\HU 5RDG WR WKH VRXWKHUQ HGJH RI 7DZDV &LW\ WKURXJK ZRRGHG WR´0RVW'LIÀFXOWµ6NLHUVPD\ÀQGWKHPVHOYHVJOLGLQJXQGHUPDMHVWLFSLQHV Silence... DUHDVDQGDORQJWKH/DNH+XURQVKRUHOLQH7KHWUDLOFXUYHVLQDQG 10. Harrisville State Park WDNLQJLQYLHZVRI%ODFN/DNHDQGXQGHUWKHULJKWFRQGLWLRQVHYHQJHWWLQJ www.heritage23.org RXWRIWKHWUHHVDQGKDVDZRRGHQJXDUGUDLOWKDWNHHSVXVHUVVDIH DJOLPSVHRI/DNH+XURQ7UDLOXVHUVWUDYHOWKURXJKDQXPEHURIIRUHVWW\SHV V RH R HR RQ VHH WR PRUH ·V 1HVWOHGLQDVWDQGRISLQHDQG WKHUH UHPHPEHU DQG WRGD\ WULS \RXU SODQ 6R )RUHVW 1DWLRQDO DQGDUHDEOHWRVHHZKDWDPDQDJHGIRUHVWORRNVOLNHLQLWVYDULRXVVWDJHV LYHUWKURXJKWKH+XURQ IURP URDG WUDIÀF 7KH SDWKZD\ DOVR VHUYHV DV DQ DUERUHWXP ZLWK 1DWLRQDO6FHQLF%\ZD\ZKLFKZLQGVDORQJWKHPLJKW\$X6DEOH5 FHGDU WUHHV DORQJ WKH VDQG\ Cozy Cabins! 2VFRGDLVWKH5LYHU5RDG WUHHW\SHVLGHQWLÀHGZLWKVLJQDJH7KH$ODEDVWHU3DWKZD\FRQQHFWV RIUHJURZWKVHSDUDWHSDUNLQJORWVSURYLGHVNLHUVDFFHVVWRWKHSDWKZD\ MXVWRQWKHFRDVWFRQQHFWLQJWRWKH86+HULWDJH5RXWHLQ VKRUHV RI /DNH +XURQ WKH KDYQXHDUHQ·W DGYHQWXUHV WKH WRWKH7DZDV%D\3HGHVWULDQ3DWKZD\WKDWUXQVWKURXJK7DZDV&LW\ ORRSVZKLFKEHVWVXLWWKHLUDELOLWLHVRULQWHUHVWVPLFKLJDQJRYGQU $QG WUHDVXUHV KLGGHQ RWKHU PDQ\ DQG GLQLQJ JROI DWWUDFWLRQV WZVDWFXOWXUH DUW WRZQV O SDUNIHDWXUHVRYHURQHPLOHRI VPDO VKLSZUHFNV PXVHXPV WUDLOV SDUNV OLJKWKRXVHV ZHWODQGV DQG(DVW7DZDVDQGRXWWR7DZDV3RLQW6WDWH3DUN7KH$ODEDVWHU DWZWUIRUHVWV ZDWHU RDVWV XQJURRPHG FURVVFRXQWU\ VNL E VKRUHOLQH +XURQ /DNH QRUWKHUQ 7KH 3HQLQVXOD /RZHU 0LFKLJDQ·V DDG XWUO LHLQ VLWHV FXOWXUDO DQG FDO 3DWKZD\LVSDUWRIWKH,URQ%HOOH7UDLO IURP%HOOH,VOHLQ'HWURLWWR KLVWRUL HFRORJLFDO UHFUHDWLRQDO VLJQLÀFDQW DQG H[WHQVLYH PRVW WUDLOV 7KH DFUH SDUN ZDV 23. Cheboygan State Park IHV RH I WKH RI VRPH RIIHUV ,URQZRRGLQWKH8SSHU3HQLQVXOD %\ZD\ 0LFKLJDQ 3XUH RIÀFLDO DQ 5RXWH +HULWDJH 86 WKH &LW\ HVWDEOLVKHGLQDQGLVRQHRI RDVWOLQHWR0DFNLQDZ &KHER\JDQ6WDWH3DUNKDVDV\VWHPRIZHOOPDUNHGVNLWUDLOVWKDWSURYLGH %HJLQQLQJLQ6WDQGLVKDQGZLQGLQJPLOHVXSWKH/DNH+XURQF The US 23 Heritage Route Heritage 23 US 3. Snowkiting or Ice Sailing 0LFKLJDQ·V ROGHVW VWDWH SDUNV DFFHVV WR VFHQLF /DNH +XURQ ZLQWHU YLVWDV 7KH WUDLO V\VWHP FRQVLVWV RI &DELQVFDQEHUHQWHGDQ\WLPH QHDUO\ PLOHV RI WUDLOV ZLWK PLOHV RI WKRVH WUDLOV EHLQJ JURRPHG LQ WKH 7DZDV %D\ LV QRW MXVW IRU VXPPHU DQ\PRUH 8VH WKH SRZHU RI RI\HDU&DOO ZLQWHU DQG XVHG E\ FURVVFRXQWU\ VNL HQWKXVLDVWV 7R ZDUP XS QH[W WR WKH ZLQWHU ZLQG WR JOLGH RQ VQRZ RU LFH LW·V VLPLODU WR VNLLQJ RU PLFKLJDQJRYKDUULVYLOOH D FUDFNOLQJ ÀUH DIWHU D UHIUHVKLQJ GD\ RI VNLLQJ FDELQV DUH DYDLODEOH VQRZERDUGLQJ<RX·OOVHH7DZDV%D\LQDZKROHQHZZD\ 11. Norway Ridge ZLWKLQ WKH SDUN IRU ZLQWHU UHQWDO &DOO IRU UHVHUYDWLRQV WDZDVFRPRUWDZDVED\FRP PLFKLJDQJRYFKHER\JDQ 7KLVPLOHJURRPHGFURVVFRXQWU\VNLWUDLOIROORZVULGJHVWKURXJKORZODQG IRUHVWKDELWDWFRYHUHGZLWKODUJHUHGSLQHV7KUHHPDUNHGORRSVDUHIRU 24. The Headlands International QRYLFHDQGLQWHUPHGLDWHVNLHUVPLFKLJDQJRYGQU Dark Sky Park 12. Alpena Bi-Path 7KH +HDGODQGV ,QWHUQDWLRQDO 'DUN WinterMAP GUIDE 6N\ 3DUN FRQWDLQV DSSUR[LPDWHO\ 7KH %L3DWK LV DQ XUEDQ MHZHO LQ WKH &LW\ RI $OSHQD 6HH FR]\ ZLQWHU A starry winter sky! DFUHVRISULVWLQHZRRGODQGVDQG FLW\VFDSHVDQGWDNHLQEUHDWKWDNLQJYLHZVRI/DNH+XURQ7KH%L3DWKLV PRUH WKDQ PLOHV RI XQGHYHORSHG ÁDWFRQQHFWVWRSDUNVWKURXJKRXWWKHFLW\DQGLVFOHDUHGIRUZDONLQJ\HDU /DNH 0LFKLJDQ VKRUHOLQH 9LVLWRUV URXQG2YHUPLOHVORQJWKH%L3DWKIROORZVDORQJWKHWRSRIWKHEUHDNZDOO Ice Sailing on Tawas Bay WR WKH +HDGODQGV PD\ H[SHULHQFH DW WKH PDULQD DORQJ WKH VKRUH RI WKH 7KXQGHU %D\ 5LYHU DQG ZLQGV Photo: Tawas Area Chamber of Commerce VLJKWLQJV RI WKH PDQ\ ZLOG DQLPDOV WKURXJK GRZQWRZQ $OSHQD VSDQQLQJ WKH ULYHU FRQQHFWLQJ WKH 0DULWLPH QDWLYH WR WKH DUHD LQFOXGLQJ EDOG +HULWDJH7UDLOWR5RWDU\,VODQGDPRQJRWKHUODQGPDUNV,WFRQWLQXHVVRXWK HDJOHV RVSUH\ ZKLWH WDLO GHHU ZLOG 4. Tawas Point State Park WR6WDUOLWH%HDFKDQG0LFKHNHZLV3DUNWKURXJKWKH6RXWK%D\&RUULGRU WXUNH\V FR\RWHV DQG RFFDVLRQDOO\ EXVLQHVVGLVWULFW$SRUWLRQRIWKH%L3DWKLVRSHQWRVQRZPRELOHV FRQQHFWV 7DZDV3RLQWMXWVRXWLQWR/DNH+XURQLQDFUHVFHQWRIODQGWKDWLVD D EODFN EHDU 0DUNHG QDWXUH WRWKH1RUWK(DVWHUQ6WDWH7UDLOVHHPDS $OSHQDLVDOVRFHQWUDOO\ORFDWHG QDWXUHORYHU·VSDUDGLVH7DZDV3RLQW6WDWH3DUNRIIHUVVQRZVKRHLQJ WUDLOV JXLGH FURVVFRXQWU\ VNLHUV WR WRWKUHH'DUN6N\3UHVHUYHV 1HJZHJRQ6WDWH3DUN7KRPSVRQ·V+DUERU LFHVNDWLQJZLQWHUFDPSVLWHVDQGZLQWHUFDELQUHQWDO$FFHVVWR/DNH H[SHULHQFHWKHSDUNWKURXJKRXWWKH +XURQSURYLGHVLFHÀVKLQJRSSRUWXQLWLHV7KH7DZDV3RLQW/LJKWKRXVH 6WDWH3DUNDQG5RFNSRUW6WDWH5HFUHDWLRQ$UHD DOSHQDPLXV FKDQJLQJVHDVRQV WKHVROHUHSUHVHQWDWLYHRIDWUXH9LFWRULDQHUDVW\OHVWDWLRQRQWKH *UHDW /DNHV PDNHV IRU VSHFWDFXODU VFHQLF YLHZV DQG SKRWRV &DOO 13. North Eastern State Trail 7KH +HDGODQGV ,QWHUQDWLRQDO 'DUN ZLWKTXHVWLRQVPLFKLJDQJRYWDZDVSRLQW 6N\ 3DUN SRVVHVVHV H[FHSWLRQDO 7KLV PLOH WUDLO RIIHUV DQ H[WHQGHG MRXUQH\ IRU VQRZPRELOHUV GRZQ WKH QDWXUDO GDUNQHVV VWDUU\ VNLHV DQG ROG'HWURLW 0DFNLQDZ5DLOZD\OLQHGHYHORSHGLQWKHODWHVWRVKLS QDWXUDOQRFWXUQDOKDELWDW'DUN6N\ 5. Corsair Trail System 0LFKLJDQ·VYDVWVXSSOLHVRIWLPEHU7KHWUDLOUXQVIURP$OSHQDWR&KHER\JDQ SURJUDPVDUHDYDLODEOH Photo: Emmet County &RUVDLUKDVPLOHVRIRQHZD\JURRPHGWUDLOVWKDWYDU\IURPJHQWO\WO DQG SDVVHV QHDU VWDWH SDUNV DQG UHFUHDWLRQ VLWHV DQG WKURXJK UHPRWH PLGDUNVN\SDUNRUJ UROOLQJ HDV\ WHUUDLQ WR VRPHZKDW KLOO\ GLIÀFXOW WHUUDLQ 7KH WUDLOV DUHDVDQGLQFUHGLEOHVFHQHU\7KHWUDLOKHDGLQ&KHER\JDQKDVUHVWURRPV ZLQGVWKURXJKUHGSLQHIRUHVWDQGDORQJ6LOYHU&UHHNLQWKH+XURQ SDUNLQJDQGDVKHOWHUDQGDOVRVHUYHVWKH1RUWK&HQWUDO6WDWH7UDLO$WWKH 25. Snowmobile Trails 1DWLRQDO )RUHVW 7KHUH DUH VHYHUDO ORRSV WKDW DOORZ IRU TXLFN KDOI VRXWKHUQHQGWKHWUDLOLQ$OSHQDWKHURXWHFRQQHFWVWRWKH$OSHQD%L3DWK KRXU WULSV RU DOO GD\ DGYHQWXUHV 7KH WUDLOV DUH PDUNHG ZLWK EOXH YLD:RRGZDUG$YHQXH7KHWUDLOKHDGRQ:RRGZDUG$YHKDV\HDUURXQG 1RUWKHDVW0LFKLJDQDVDZKROHERDVWVRYHUPLOHVRIVQRZPRELOHWUDLOVH W DLOV GLDPRQGVKDSHGFRQÀGHQFHPDUNHUV7KHWUDLOVDUHJURRPHGE\WKH UHVWURRPVDQGDOLJKWHGSDUNLQJORWDYDLODEOHIRUYHKLFOHVDQGWUDLOHUV7KH ZLWKPLOHVRIWKRVHWUDLOVORFDWHGLQWKHFRDVWDOFRXQWLHV)RUVQRZPRELOH &RUVDLU7UDLO&RXQFLODQGWKHZDUPLQJVKHOWHULVRSHQPRVWZHHNHQGV WUDLOLVDOVRRSHQWRQRQPRWRUL]HGXVHWUDLOVFRXQFLORUJ WUDLOPDSVWUDLOUHSRUWVDQGRWKHUXSWRGDWHLQIRUPDWLRQRQVQRZPRELOLQJ PDNLQJWKLVDIXQZLQWHUJHWDZD\ LQ1RUWKHDVW0LFKLJDQYLVLWWKH0LFKLJDQ6QRZPRELOH$VVRFLDWLRQ:HEVLWH 14. Chippewa Hills ZZZPVDVQRZRUJ &RUVDLU 6LOYHU 9DOOH\ DQG :ULJKWV /DNH 7UDLOKHDGV DUH SORZHG LQ ZLQWHU6LOYHU9DOOH\DQG:ULJKWV/DNH7UDLOKHDGVDUHPDLQWDLQHG &KLSSHZD +LOOV 3DWKZD\ IROORZV D PLOH KLOO\ URXWH WKURXJK FHGDU Check out these Winter Events! Skiing VZDPSDQGGHQVHWUHHV7KUHHORRSVDUHPDUNHGDQGJURRPHGIRUQRYLFH Please