Higgins Lake Michigan

Higgins Lake Michigan

We arrived in Higgins Lake on Tuesday 9 August after a stop at Frankenmuth for a brewery tour and dinner. We are staying with Ron and Linda at the cottage of their daughter Amy and her family. This is a great spot in the north central part of the state. The weather has been fall like, both sunny and cool.

On Wednesday we loaded the bikes up and drove to the top of the Lower Peninsula for some bike riding along the shore of Lake Michigan. We rode the Tunnel of Trees Trail along M 119. We drove the trail in the car from Harbor Village in the south to Cross Village at the northern most point on the trail. This stretch of M 119 is little more than a winding single lane road with some wide spots for vehicle passing. The car ride north was slow and the riders were somewhat intimidated by the terrain especially one long steep decline from a high plateau to lake level. This would be a tough climb for the bikes on the way back south. Carol drove Sag and Ron, Linda and I rode our bikes. The ride back was great with some good endurance building hills, a brisk tail wind, and terrific scenery.