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  • The March Survival Guide for Metro Detroit's Outdoor Enthusiasts - 2025 Edition

    opting for your road bike, pavement running shoes, or kayak while the natural trails thaw out, which can take In between those peak periods, hunters can get a little stir crazy - especially during the late winter Like other antlered animals, deer begin to shed their antlers following the late-fall rut when their Last, the location of the shed can identify late-season bedding habits, food sources, and travel corridors Several of Detroit's leading race companies, like our featured partner Running Venture , RF Events ,

  • Tick, Tick, BOOM: Tracking Lyme Disease's Growth in Michigan - and How to Avoid It

    Have no fear - Expedition Detroit is here with an intro on our regional pest and steps you can take to Summer is in full swing and Michiganders have taken to the outdoors to take advantage of guided hikes , lake-life, biking trails, and…… TICKS!?!   During the transmission phase of a tick's feeding, ticks may transfer a litany of diseases like rocky Make sure your doctor is aware of the timing and setting of your tick exposure.

  • Expedition Essentials: Forest Wildfire Prevention Skills 101

    safely enjoy a campfire - without starting a wildfire that engulfs our entire corner of the Great Lakes The alternative looks something like this: Here in Michigan , our most recent 2,400-acre wildfire near proper fire maintenance education is sorely needed across North America - and especially in the Great Lake If you can break it, then the sound of the break should crackle like a burning log. In other words, if it sounds like a burning log, then it will act like a burning log . 3.

  • Vote the Outdoors: How the 2024 Elections Could Impact Outdoor Recreation in Michigan

    order to expand, improve, operate, maintain, and acquire parks, recreational facilities, open spaces, lakes structures, and acquiring approximately 51 acres of land for such community center and related facilities, making That outcome can only be realized if we make our voices heard and our votes count.

  • Michigan's Outdoor Ecosystem is Evolving - and the Headlines are Following

    I turned to make eye contact with the only other Michigander presiding over our mini episode of "Shark The listed "Wow Factors" include 13.6 million acres of public land, 1 national park, 2 national lakeshores parks, 5,292 miles of hiking trails, 9,345 miles of mountain-bike trails, 3,288 miles of pure Great Lakes Michigan shocked the recreational world by "Good Morning America" naming Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore From large government bodies like the Department of Natural Resources and Huron-Clinton Metroparks to

  • Expedition Essentials: 5 Basic Skills for Winter Survival

    Fortunately, we in the Detroit region can make such borderline rash decisions with diminished risk. the United States, Elliot has left at least 62 people dead - most of which in Buffalo, NY, a Great Lakes city with a similar climate as our own (although admittedly more in the direct fire of lake-effect snow A few years ago, my wife and I decided to take a break from a ski trip out west to go snowshoeing in While that's a huge bonus for our warmer-weather water recreation activities , our abundant lakes, rivers

  • The Winter Arc: Core Health Benefits of Cold Weather Exercise

    Sometime in mid- to late-fall, without fail, a rouge gust of wind brings a crisp smell that alerts all Research from reputable health institutions like Harvard Medical School and Aston University dogmatically While medical professionals are still assessing how to effectively treat disorders like SAD, one commonly Here are three ways that you could introduce resiliency into your wintertime recreational agenda: TAKE Taking regular ice baths (i.e., at least 11 minutes per week) have been purported to reduce inflammation

  • Blood on the Ice: Remembering the Battle of River Raisin

    Re-named in honor of President James Monroe in 1817, the city straddles the River Raisin as it makes its final approach towards Lake Erie. well as household name companies like La-Z-Boy. Filled with people - no, let's make them soldiers. Screaming and running for their lives. Harrison with the task of recapturing Detroit and securing the United States' control of the Great Lakes

  • Exploring the Detroit Free Press Marathon's 4 Most Iconic Routes

    paused my morning run in the middle of one of the most striking architectural landmarks in the Great Lakes unfolding in front of us illuminated and contrasted the glowing skylines of Downtown Detroit and Windsor like And how many would have their perception of the Detroit region forever altered by experiences like that as part of their pre-race prep - especially anyone who has never visited Detroit before - then we'd like They will most likely be taking selfies at the mid-point of the tunnel, with one foot in Canada and the

  • POV: You Decided to Run the Best Marathon in America

    Half Marathon That childhood dream laid dormant for 13 years, mostly due to prioritizing team sports like I leapt out of bed at 4:30 a.m. sharp to have a cup of tea, take a 5 minute cold plunge, eat a power Like I was shying away from the real challenge. Avoiding the inevitable. Taking the easy route. Being a proud Wayne State University Law School alum, running along the south side of campus on Warren At Mile 22, runners seemed to be dropping off their target paces like flies. Walking. Sitting.

  • Five Ways to Strengthen your Resiliency Skills in Detroit's Outdoors

    Detroiters take pride in these attributes when applied to our work ethic, sports, and generational "we Regardless of the conditions, "folks are skiing for skiing's sake . . . they only need to go downhill We at Expedition Detroit are immensely proud of this "hard work heritage" that our region has inherited WAKE UP EARLY Goal: Rise before sunrise on a regular, if not daily, basis. Yes, you have what it takes.

  • Trail Town Spotlight: The Outdoor Guide to Northville, Michigan

    If you take a quick look at the map on our Destinations page, one overarching aspect includes that the Northville's predominant water system, the Walled Lake Branch of the Middle Rouge River, flows bifurcates We love REI and make weekly pilgrimages to the Northville location, but for this article, we'd like to T&C's location on The Twist is also an added perk - nothing quite like having your new favorite bike Rebecca's encourages you to ease into your morning before hitting the trail - take your time and enjoy

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