Hardwood frames with leather webbed lacing comprised the early snowshoes used by fur trappers, traders and Native Americans. More recently, materials have advanced, and light but durable aluminum ...

Snowshoes have been around for centuries, as indigenous people found a way to get around in the snow easier, according to Pure Michigan. "Native Americans were the innovators of snowshoe design ...

Since it’s May, you’d think it would be hot enough to take the kayak out. I made plans with a couple of friends to do just that, but in the middle of May, the high would barely be 80. I was not ...

MARIE- Nick Kammers is a U.P. native and athlete on the Area 35 Special ... “I liked basketball when we had it. I like my snowshoeing. My snowshoeing I’m first in the state (in the) 50 meters ...

A few winters ago, on a solo snowshoe deep in the woods of an unmaintained provincial park, I heard a crack beneath my feet. Sharp and decisive, it rang out like a gunshot across the marsh.