45th parallel
Things to Do in Gaylord, Michigan This Summer
Elk, sinkhole lakes, championship golf, Alpenfest, and fireworks over Otsego Lake. A local's guide to spending summer in Gaylord, Michigan — right on the 45th Parallel.
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The Complete Guide to Morel Hunting in Northern Michigan
Morel hunting in Northern Michigan has a short window and no patience for guessing. You either know where to look or you don't. This is everything we know.
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Maple Season on the 45th Parallel. One Year After the Storm That Almost Ended It.
Michigan maple syrup season starts before the ground thaws. This spring that sound means something more than usual. A year ago, an ice storm came through and knocked out a third of the state's production in three days.
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The In-Between: What Nobody Tells You About April Up North
Spring in Northern Michigan doesn't arrive the way it does further south. It arrives in pieces. A warm week, then a cold snap. Nobody puts April on a poster. April doesn't care.
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Solar Maximum and what to expect.
The northern lights showed up over Michigan last night. A coronal mass ejection launched from the sun on June 6th arrived at Earth on June 8th and lit up skies across the northern US. If you missed it, there will be more. The sun is not done yet.
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The Return of the Sandhill Crane
The sandhill crane migration in Michigan begins in late February and March. You hear them before you see them. That loud, rolling bugle carries for miles — a prehistoric sound from a bird that has been making it, essentially unchanged, for nine million years.
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Keeping The Fire
Humankind has sought the comfort and utility of fire for hundreds of thousands of years. The real work is not in lighting the spark. It is in keeping the fire.
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Shingle Mill Pathway: The Most Accessible Winter Hike in Pigeon River Country
The Shingle Mill Pathway in Pigeon River Country State Forest is the most accessible winter hiking trail in the region. Winter in northern Michigan often asks something of you. The Shingle Mill asks for very little in return.
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Following the 45th Parallel Through Michigan
The 45th Parallel Michigan road trip is about 135 miles from west to east across the northern Lower Peninsula. You head north and something starts to shift. The road stops asking you to hurry. Then you see the sign.
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What Is the 45th Parallel? Why It Defines Life in Northern Michigan
The 45th Parallel is a line of latitude that circles the entire globe at exactly 45 degrees north, halfway between the Equator and the North Pole. If you've driven north on I-75 through Gaylord, you've crossed it. There's a sign. It doesn't make a big deal of itself. Neither does the place it marks.
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