by Dave Foley | May 7, 2023 | Cadillac Stories, Out and About with Dave Foley, Spring, Trails & Parks
By Dave Foley With its mixture of lakes and streams as well as forests, meadows, marshes, and agricultural lands, Cadillac is a natural gathering point for birds, both migratory, and year-round resident flocks. I have worked with veteran local birder, Dave Newhouse,...
by Dave Foley | Apr 27, 2023 | Cadillac Stories, Hunting and Fishing, Out and About with Dave Foley, Spring
by Dave Foley Unlike downstate areas, these trout waters won’t be crowded. Although there may be several hundred trying their luck on Opening Day, in the Cadillac area, crowding is not a problem. It’s likely an angler will fish a stretch of river and...
by Joe Baker | Apr 2, 2022 | Out In The Middle Of Everywhere, Spring
Spring is here! The birds are singing, suns shining, temperatures are rising and sap is running. It’s maple syrup season out here in northern Michigan and we’re getting after it! My family has been making syrup in the Cadillac area for 50 years! From the time I...
by Nate Houk | Oct 28, 2019 | Cadillac Stories, Downtown, Hiking Trails, Spring, Summer, Trails & Parks
The Clam River Greenway is a 1.6 mile paved trail that takes visitors from the CASA soccer fields to a couple Lake Cadillac trails. The trail is 10 feet wide and covers multiple boardwalks, bridges, and snakes with the Clam River through its entirety. “Walking...
by Nate Houk | Oct 28, 2019 | Cadillac Stories, Spring, Summer, Trails & Parks
Cadillac Heritage Trail is a 3.5-mile nature trail managed by Mitchell State Park. It can be accessed from the Carl T. Johnson Hunting and Fishing Center. The benefits of hiking are well documented, showing that seniors who hike regularly experience: Improved...
by Dylan Cook | Apr 26, 2019 | Cadillac Stories, Hunting and Fishing, Spring
We are, in my opinion, in the “good ole days” of turkey hunting. It may be hard to believe, but not too long ago the wild turkey hunting season was unimaginably different. In the late 1970’s, according to Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources, a hunter had only a...
