Explore These Outdoor Wonders

If your vision of a flawless day outdoors is casting lines into calm waters or exploring unspoiled trails — consider this place your oasis. But if you’re partial to a pinch more adventure, our natural spaces offer that, too.

Explore America's longest canopy walk, four stories high in the forest treetops, or whip through an aerial park on thrilling ziplines. Ecotour the "Everglades of Michigan" or immerse yourself in botanical gardens — and find more excuses than you’ll ever need to get out in the fresh, open air.

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Take picturesque hikes & colorful boat tours, peruse apple orchards & sip on cider, pedal trolleys through leafy streets & ride ziplines through the trees! Pull on your boots, bring a light jacket, and be ready for these must-experience fall excursions when you Go Great Lakes Bay in Pure Michigan!

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Things To Do

Find your favorite view as you explore these one-of-a-kind places to leaf-peep when you Go Great Lakes Bay in Pure Michigan!

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Outdoor Attractions by Season
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Outdoors by Season

Lush forests and scenic trails are spectacular any time of year. But the experience? It’s entirely different in each Pure Michigan season.

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Outdoor Attractions

As if cool freshwaters and 100 miles of scenic trails weren’t enough — these outdoor attractions will draw you in even closer to nature.

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Farms + Orchards

Find more than you came for at these apple orchards & pumpkin farms, cider mills & berry patches — in a taste of Pure Michigan that’s sweet & perfectly simple.

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Trails

In any season and however you’ll see them — discover our Great Lakes Bay trails’ most flawless miles.

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Biking

With unspoiled miles of regional trail and mountain biking loops through Midland City Forest, this place has paths that can soothe the soul or satisfy an adventurous spirit.

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Birding

Thanks to its unique real estate where two biotic provinces overlap — bringing a blend of flora and fauna you won't find anyplace else — the Great Lakes Bay is a birder’s oasis.

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Parks

When it comes to simple, unspoiled greenspaces — some with fishing holes, playscapes, and splash pads — these pocket parks have an allure all their own.

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Golf

Spend a weekend finessing your long drives at two of Michigan's must-play public golf courses, Apple Mountain and The Fortress, or an afternoon sharpening up your short game at more than a dozen others.

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Explore Upcoming Outdoors Events
October 31st

Bridgeport Historical Village (next to Fire Dept.)

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October 31st

Birch Run Speedway & Gas Alley Bar & Grille

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November 1st

Birch Run Speedway

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November 2nd

Saginaw Art Museum

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November 7th

Chippewa Nature Center

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November 13th

Ringwood Forest

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November 14th

Chippewa Nature Center

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November 14th

The Historical Museum of Bay County

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November 15th

Chippewa Nature Center

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November 19th

Frankenmuth Ice Rink - Zehnder Park

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November 19th

Downtown Frankenmuth

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