ELK RAPIDS — The Chain of Lakes Water Trail in Michigan has been designated as the state’s first Pure Michigan Water Trail. According to an April 22 news release, the announcement was made on April 16 ...

GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU) — The Department of Natural Resources and Pure Michigan now recognize 11 trails in the state as having the best trail experiences. Only one is a water trail, ...

Single-track. Switchback. Rail trail. Off-road. Backcountry. Water. Equestrian. Multi-use. Looped. Out-and-back. Smooth and ...

Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources has officially recognized the Cass River Water Trail as a State Designated Pure Michigan Water Trail. The Cass River Water Trail becomes one of just 11 in ...

Two trails in the northern Lower Peninsula are recipients of the 2025 Pure Michigan Trail designation, an annual recognition that spotlights some of the state’s best trail experiences. The Betsie ...

ELK RAPIDS — The Chain of Lakes Water Trail was officially designated the first Pure Michigan Water Trail in the state of Michigan April 16 at the 2025 Governor’s Conference on Tourism. The Pure ...

The new water trail on the Red Cedar River flows from Williamston, through Okemos and East Lansing and ends in Lansing. A stretch of the Red Cedar River will soon be more accessible for recreation.

If you're looking to hit the trail this season, Michigan offers plenty of options to explore the outdoors. Parks and recreation areas across the state boast thousands of miles of trails — steep, ...

Here's a breakdown of some hikes to try. If you like to hike, Michigan has more than 4,000 miles of state-designated trails that wind through old-growth forests and lead to waterfalls, mountain tops, ...

As the Michigan snowmobiling season opens, some trails are impassable with trees and limbs lying across them, officials said. Winter storms hit the western Upper Peninsula over the past week, ...