Things To Do
GOLFERS: There are 18 outstanding golf courses within 41 miles of our Timberline Cottage.
~ Grandview Golf Club in Kalkaska (6 miles)
~ Timberwolf Golf Club in Kalkaska (8.5 miles)
~ Twin Birch Golf Course in Kalkaska (11 miles)
~ The Bear, The Wolverine, and Spruce Run at the Grand Traverse Resort Golf Center in Williamsburg (28.66 miles)
~ Masterpiece, Premier, Signature, Tradition, and Threetops at the Tree Tops Resort in Treetops Village (40.5 miles)
~ High Pointe Golf Club in Williamsburg (26 miles)
~ Hawk Ridge in Grayling (29.31 miles),
~ Lochen Heath Golf Club in Williamsburg (28.29 miles)
~ Cedar River Golf Club in Bellaire (24 miles)
~ Chief Golf Course in Bellaire (23.5 miles)
~ Hawk's Eye Golf Club in Bellaire (24 miles)
~ Elk Rapids Golf Course in Elk Rapids (34.5 miles)
FISHERMEN: Manistee Lake is known for its walleye, rock bass, yellow perch, small mouth bass, bluegills, pumpkinseed, black crappies, and northern pike fishing. Should you need fishing supplies and equipment, Jack's Sport Shop is in Kalkaska, just 12.5 miles away. See: www.jackssport.net
HUNTERS: Northern Michigan has Black Bear, Elk, Furbearers, Small Game, Upland Game Birds, Waterfowl, White-tail Deer, and Wild Turkeys to hunt. Should you need hunting supplies and equipment, Jack's Sport Shop is in Kalkaska, just 12.5 miles away. See: www.jackssport.net
SNOWMOBILERS: You will find endless miles of state snowmobile trails within approximately 4 miles of our Timberline Cottage.
SKIERS & SNOWBOARDERS:
Enjoy the scenic drive from our Timberline Cottage to one of the following ski resorts:
~ Boyne Highlands www.boynehighlands.com
~ Boyne Mountain www.boynemountain.com
~ The Homestead www.thehomesteadresort.com
~ Otsego Ski Club www.otsegoclub.com
~ Caberfae Peaks www.caberfaepeaks.com
~ Shanty Creek www.shantycreek.com
~ Treetops Resort www.treetops.com/index.php?method=skiandwinter
QUILTERS: The Ice House Quilt Shop is 22 miles away in Grayling (www.theicehousequiltshop.com), Renee's House of Quilting is 24 miles away in Williamsburg, and the Quilting-N-Bee is 24 miles away in Traverse City (www.quiltnbee.com).
SCRAPBOOKERS: The open layout of the living room, dining & kitchen area is perfect for a scrapbooking retreat, and The Forget Me Not Scrapbooking store (www.forgetmenotscrapbooking.com) is in Traverse City should you need supplies.
FESTIVALS & EVENTS:
~ Kalkaska, MI (12.5 miles) see: www.kalkaskami.com/Events.html
~ Grayling, MI (22 miles) see: www.graylingchamber.com/events.html
~ Traverse City, MI (36 miles) see: www.cherryfestival.org and www.mytraversecity.com/calendar/results.cfm?all=1
~ Gaylord, MI (36 miles) see: www.gaylord-mich.com/events/index.phtml
~ Charlevoix, MI (44 miles) see: www.chamberhub.com/cgi/foxweb.dll/wlx/cal/wlxcaleday?sd=02/13/2007&cc=CHXCOC&more=02/13/2007
~ Petoskey, MI (49 miles) see: http://petoskey.com/chamber/calendar-of-events/
~ Mackinaw City, MI (93 miles) see: www.mackinawcity.com/special-events-57/
~ Events at Boyne Mountain & Boyne Highlands Resorts (34 miles) see: www.boynemountain.com/bm_ev_ca.asp
~ For all other Michigan cities, see: www.michigan.org/travel/locations/?m=0
CANOEING & FLY FISHING:
Canoeing
~ Penrod's Au Sable River Resort: www.penrodscanoe.com
~ Ray's Au Sable & Manistee Canoeing: 200 Ingham St, Grayling, 49738 - (989) 348-5844
~ Jim's Canoe Livery: www.jimscanoe.com
~ Shel-Haven Canoe & Kayak Rental on the Manistee River. Look for the A-Frame by the Manistee River on M-72, 8 Miles West of Grayling. See: www.michiganmapsonline.com/website/shelhaven/
Rivers
~ Au Sable River - The Au Sable is a major tributary to Lake Huron. It drains a north-south basin that includes 1,932 square miles in north-central lower Michigan. The basin is approximately 90 miles long and 10 to 30 miles wide. The river basin is partially within the Huron National Forest and includes parts of Otsego, Montmorency, Crawford, Osco, Alcona, Roscommon, Ogemaw, and Iosco counties.
To print this map of the Au Sable River, go to: http://www.dnr.state.mi.us/spatialdatalibrary/pdf_maps/natural_rivers/au_sable.pdf
For more information about the Au Sable River, please visit: http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-30301_31431_31442-95630--,00.html -and- http://www.grayling-mi.com/
~ Boardman River - The Boardman River is located in Grand Traverse and Kalkaska counties in northwest lower Michigan. It rises in the Mahan swamp in north central Kalkaska County and flows in a southwesterly direction for 40 miles. Turning north for nine miles, it empties into Grand Traverse Bay at Traverse City. The Boardman River system drains a surface area of approximately 186,000 acres and includes about 130 linear miles of stream.
To print this map of the Boardman River, go to: http://www.dnr.state.mi.us/spatialdatalibrary/pdf_maps/natural_rivers/boardman.pdf
~ Jordan River - The Jordan River is located in the northwestern part of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. The mainstream is 33 miles in length with headwaters in northwestern Antrim County, from whence it flows southwesterly to the center of the county, flowing north by northwesterly through the county and the southern part of Charlevoix County. It empties into the South Arm of Lake Charlevoix at the Village of East Jordan (Figure 1). The river has two major tributaries, the Green River and Deer Creek with numerous minor tributaries to both the mainstream and Deer Creek.
To print this map of the Jordan River, go to: http://www.dnr.state.mi.us/spatialdatalibrary/pdf_maps/natural_rivers/jordan.pdf
~ Upper Manistee River - The Upper Manistee River watershed is located in the northwestern portion of Michigan's Lower Peninsula. It has a drainage area of 590 square miles. The watershed includes parts of five counties: Antrim, Otsego, Crawford, Kalkaska and Missaukee. The mainstream is approximately 78 miles long and originates in southeast Antrim County (approximately six miles from the village of Alba), at an elevation of 1,250 feet.
To print this map of the Upper Michigan River, go to: http://www.michigan.gov/documents/upperman_49826_7.pdf