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Lake view at Benton Lake in Manistee National Forest, Michigan

Benton Lake, Manistee National Forest, Michigan (courtesy, Wikimedia)

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Feature Articles

Top Ten Wildflower-Viewing Spots
Michigan
Lake Loop
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Duluth, MN and Michigan’s UP
GORP - Hiawatha National Forest, Michigan - Camping
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Henry Ford's Time Machine
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Michigan's Ford Museum and Greenfield Village.
Domestic Abyss
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Why jet to exotic reefs when home waters boast spectacularly diverse diving?

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Practical Advice

Seafood Watch: The Western Seaboard
Oceana, an organization seeking to protect and restore the world's oceans, continues to profile the seafood you should—and shouldn't—eat by indexing the most common fish off the western coast of the United States.
How to Build a Snow Cave
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Ask ten people how to make a snow cave and you'll get ten different answers. Winter-survival expert Greg Davenport, 49, ends the debate. Here's his definitive guide to making a bomber backcountry bunker.
What Eric Larsen, Polar Explorer, Brings
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He's skied to the North Pole and mushed across the Canadian Arctic, and in 2009 Larsen, 37, will try to be first to reach both poles and the summit of Mount Everest in one year. Here's some of the gear he usually has in tow.
Playing It Safe
Tout, scam, trickery, pickpockets, or downright theft—any one of 'em can turn a trip of a lifetime into a lifelong lesson. Here's how to avoid bad experiences.
Seafood Watch: The Eastern Seaboard
Oceana, an organization seeking to protect and restore the world’s oceans, offers information on the environmental impacts of eating various types of seafood.

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Gear

Car Camping
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Squishy Bowls
Portable, packable dining ware
Winter Camping Gear Essentials
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It’s a winter wonderland. Get out there and enjoy it.
What Eric Larsen, Polar Explorer, Brings
outside
He's skied to the North Pole and mushed across the Canadian Arctic, and in 2009 Larsen, 37, will try to be first to reach both poles and the summit of Mount Everest in one year. Here's some of the gear he usually has in tow.
Complete Gear Archives: Camping
From in-depth gear review articles and Gear Guy Q&A highlights to the latest—and past—entries in Outside magazine’s award-giving Summer and Winter Buyer’s Guides, a detailed overview of all things related to camping

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Fitness

America's Best Cities: Albuquerque, New Mexico
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No. 6
City Without Limits
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Seattle
Adventure Never Felt So Good
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The Hills Health Ranch

Attractions

Gitchi Gumee Agate and History Museum

E21739 Brazel St.
Grand Marais, Michigan

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Lake Superior Brewing Company

N14283 Lake Ave.
Grand Marais, Michigan 49839

Description: Lake Superior Brewing Company offers a full menu of home-cooked foods, beers, root beer, brewery tours, great view of Lake Superior shoreline, rock & mineral displays, and homemade beer. ... Read More

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Betsie Valley Bike Trail

Runs 22 miles from Frankfort to Thompsonville
49617

Description: Twenty-two miles from Frankfort to Elberta, the Betsie Valley Trail is a hiker- and biker-friendly... Read More

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