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Michigan Trails Report
by Thomas Funke
I discuss trails, portages & water routes in the Great Lakes, including the North Country Trail.
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50 UP Hikes: #4 Lake Gogebic State Park Forest Trail
Loop hike with large black ashes
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50 Hikes in the UP #26: Blind Sucker Pathway
Swamps, bugs, blueberries!
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50 UP Hikes:#6 Lake Bailey
Flowers, ferns and a steep climb
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MTR Labor Day 2026
Larry Bell not famous for beer, Joan Young mentioned like 4 times, and what happened to Outdoorama?
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50 UP Hikes: #2 Bear Lake Trail
FJ McLain State Park, Keweenaw Peninsula.
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Memorial Day 2026 Trails Report
King of Trails, serfdom, and sushinat a gas station is safer than using AllTrails
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50 UP hikes: Summit Peak
If you only have time for one hime in the Porkies, this is it.
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Michigan Trails Report April 2026
Name dropping, muddy trails, and Sylvania is full?
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50 UP Hikes: Oren Krumm Trail
Michigan Audubon Brockway Mountain Sanctuary in the Keweenaw.
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Michigan Trails Report: March 2026
Reservation Report, Hiker Trash & Peteoglyphs
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Portages, Paddles & Pathways: Western Lake Michigan paddle route
East shore of Wisconsin & South shore of the UP.
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Million Steps: Van Riper to Ishpeming
Drunks & pavement
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50 UP Hikes: #7 Black River mouth to Copper Peak
Cool suspension bridge & waterfalls
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Michigan Trails Report February 2026
Reservation Report, the sadness of the Ott Preserve, Reservation Report.
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50 UP Hikes: Hennes Park Shakespeare Trail
Great for kids & you cant get lost.
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50 Hikes on the NCT: #12
Part of the Manistee River Loop
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50 NCT Hikes #10
Manistee River / Wexford County
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Michigan Trails Report January 2026
It is winter, people! Cougars! Trail of the month!
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50 UP Hikes: Van Riper State Park River Trail
Overlook & prime moose country
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Million Steps: Pictured Rocks Day 2
Potato Patch to Beaver Creek
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50 UP Hikes: Overlook Trail @ Fayette State Park
Old cedar trees & iron industry hostory
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Million Steps; Pictured Rocks Day 1
Munising to Potato Patch
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Michigan Trails Report December 2025
Reservation Report surprise! Snow, and a David vs. Goliath story
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Million Steps: On to Au Train
What tondo if you lose the trail in the woods!
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Million Steps: On to Au Train
What tondo if you lose the trail in the woods!
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Million Steps: Buck Todd & the Chocholay River
Visited Buck Todd & my feet really hurt
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50 UP Hikes: Trapp Hills
3-5 day hike in the Ottawa NF
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Michigan Trails Report November 2025
Hiker Trash, Trail of the month, now socials!
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Million Steps: Through Marquette
More drunks, more roads
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50 UP Hikes: Fumee Lake Loop
A little known trail network outside of Iron Mountain.
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Michigan Trails Report: October 2025
Hiker Trash, Six month rolling reservations, don't piss off the hunters
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Six Outdoor Martyrs(?)
McCandless, Lowe, Mallory....Martyrs or Apostates?
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50 UP Hikes; Bog & Nature Walk
0.3 Mile Interpretive trail, boardwalk & beach.
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Million Steps: Van Riper to Ishpeming
Drunks & pavement
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50 UP Hikes: Cascade Falls
Ottawa National Forest, Two trails in one!
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Million Steps- Beufort Lake to Van Riper
Dodging traffic, in a zone & a shower
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Michigan Trails Report September 2025
Reservation Report, dam it, and don't be like Nova Scotia
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50 Hikes on the NCT #9 Fife Lake area
18 miles, enter the Manistee watershed
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50 Hikes on NCT#8 Boardman River
17 miles, very dry.
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NCT Journal - Boyne Falls area
Turkeys, Deer, Orvs oh my
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Michigan Trails Report August 2025
How many packs of Canadians have you smoked? Don't be this Brit, Sucks to be you if you haven't made a reservation!
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Million Steps: M28 roadwalk begins
Sidnaw to Parent Lake, more weirdos, saw a Merlin.
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50 UP Hikes: Clark Lake Trail
Sylvania Wilderness loop trail
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Million Steps: Sturgeon Gorge ”Zero” Day
Hike up to the gorge & wait for my friend Michelle to arrive.
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Portages, Paddles & Pathways: Bay De Noc / Grand Island Portage
A little Geology, history, hiking & paddling
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50 UP hikes: Summit Peak
If you only have time for one hime in the Porkies, this is it.
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Million Steps: Silver Mountain & Sturgeon River
Last rendezvous with Julie & camp on the Sturgeon River
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50 UP Hikes: Overlook Trail
Roots & Rocks....but thats what you get in the Porkies.
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Million Steps: On to Bob Lake
Bob Lake & some dude that looks like an old college roomate
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
I discuss trails, portages & water routes in the Great Lakes, including the North Country Trail.
HOSTED BY
Thomas Funke
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I discuss trails, portages & water routes in the Great Lakes, including the North Country Trail.
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