Spring

Bird Watching

Get your life list off to a great start this spring. From pileated woodpeckers to the endangered piping plover. Bluebirds, buntings, waxwings, hawks, ospreys, eagles, and loons. This diverse ecosystem�with its fields, forests, cedar swamps, hardwood hills, rivers, beaver ponds, and the magnificent coast of Lake Michigan�is a stop over point and nesting ground for a staggering variety of migrating birds. The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is arguably the birding paradise of northwest Lower Michigan.

Foraging-Morels

With the melting of the winter snow and cool coming of the first April rains, the budding forests of northern Michigan flower with trillium. Whitetail deer tend to their spotted fawns. Wild turkeys strut and gobble. The forest bustles with life and a cacophony of bird song. The landscape is brilliant with more shades of green than you ever thought imaginable. If you can manage to pull your eyes away from the natural beauty that surrounds you�look down. Here, the king of all mushrooms�an earthy delicacy known as the morel�can be found poking up out of the leafy litter. They�re right there for the picking. All you need is a keen eye.

King's Challenge golf courseKing's Challenge is an Arnold Palmer design located in Leelanau County, just north of Glen Arbor. Inspired by their common vision of bringing world-class golf to their favorite corner of of the earth, a new group of owners took control of the course in May, 2009. Extensive work has been done to the clubhouse and will continue on the course through the fall. Play is available through October 4, 2009.
For more information visit www.kingschallenge.com.