A number of years ago, someone asked me why I didn't write a book on snowshoes and snowshoeing technique. I told them I could, but it would be the world's shortest book: "Attach snowshoes to feet, ...

Grab your snowshoes (or borrow some!) and take in the wild, snow-laden sights of the Sturgeon River Preserve. Get ready to head just north of Gaylord for this Northern Michigan snowshoeing adventure.

Snowshoes long have been a key piece of equipment for traveling through northern Michigan's deep winter snow, now the state's parks are offering opportunities to make your own, and even try them out ...