Tag: Beach

10 Marvelous Great Lakes Beaches You Should Visit & Walk in 2025

Posted on July 1, 2025July 30, 2025 by Michael Hardy

If you have lived and traveled in the Great Lakes region I think you will agree that there are some pretty amazing sites to explore. This may be the reason that so many folks in the upper lakes don’t venture far during family vacations. There is simply too much awesomeness that one must not miss. Here are 9 of the most unique beaches in the Great Lakes region.

10 Joys of a Cottage Life in Michigan

Posted on May 17, 2024May 17, 2024 by Michael Hardy

Owning a Cottage in northern Michigan is a wonderful family experience. Here are ten situations that you may have never considered when owning your private hide-a-way, but will miss when your away.

65-Year-Old Man Drowns Near Caseville, Michigan – Rip Current Suspected

Posted on August 12, 2022August 12, 2022 by Michael Hardy

According to the Huron County Sheriff’s Office, two 65-year-old men from Commerce Township were standing on a sandbar in the

Coffee and a Saginaw Bay Sunrise

Posted on September 21, 2021December 4, 2021 by Michael Hardy

A sunrise over the Great Lakes can refresh the mind and soul. This was an excellent two minutes holding still to catch a great video.

15 Things You Should Know About Visiting Michigan’s Sleeper State Park

Posted on June 16, 2020November 15, 2021 by Michael Hardy

Sleeper State Park was the first state park in the Thumb. With an excellent beach and camp sites it has been a place to camp and visit for over 95 years. Visitors can watch both sunrises and sunsets on Saginaw Bay, relax in the shade and seclusion of the campground or roam the trails of the ancient dune forests. It’s one of the most widely visited parks in Southeast Michigan. Yet still contains amazing secrets.

Michigan Beach Rights Threatened by Senate Bill

Posted on May 6, 2012November 15, 2021 by Malcom Mott

In 2012, Senate Bill 1052 would let beach owners groom their beaches without requiring a permit from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.