The Sleeping Bear Point Trail takes you on a spectacular climb ascending from forested dunes all the way to open dunes. You can either follow the trail around in a 2.8 mile loop, or you can detour and walk down to the beach for a nice cool dip on a hot day - but please stay on the trails, venturing off the trails disrupts the ecosystem and causes erosion.
Cool things to do: bring a Frisbee or soccer ball and play up in the dunes or along the beach, fly a kite on a windy day, detour to the lake and go for a swim, bring a sandboard and board down the dunes - just watch out for other people. Make sure you give yourself enough time to stop by the Maritime Museum and wander around Glen Haven.
For more info on the Sleeping Bear Point Trail, please visit the National Parks Services website here.
DO NOT TOUCH POISON IVY!!! Poison Ivy can be found on the sides of the trail at the very beginning. A way to help remember about Poison Ivy is this little rhyme: Leaves of three, let it be. Before you go check out Wikipedia: Poison Ivy to learn more about it. The Poison Ivy in Leelanau County is normally ground cover and not a shrub. As long as you do not touch the Poison Ivy you should be fine.
A magnificent beach along a stretch of Good Harbor Bay. This beach offers clear views out to the islands and has a long sandy beach. Just a few seconds walk south is a stream running from the woods into Lake Michigan. The stream is great for kids to play in, fun to follow into the woods, and nice to just stand in the warmer waters of the stream after a cold dip in Lake Michigan.
Cool things to do: Bring a soccer ball, football, or frisbee to have a rowdy game on the beach, on a windy day bring boogieboards, surfboards, or skimboards and play in the waves, and after all the hard play make sure to stick around to watch the sunset - there is nothing better than watching a sunset over Lake Michigan (don't blink - if you look hard enough you might be able to see the Green Flash when the sun sets).
UPDATE Nov 1: The Record-Eagle reports that Muskegon Western Michigan Christian (ranked #1 in the state) defeated Suttons Bay 5-1 last night in the Division 4 soccer semifinal match - congratularions on a great season Norsemen!
UPDATE Oct 25: Suttons Bay defeated Lincoln-Alcona last night 2-0 to win the regional soccer title. The Norsemen (26-1) will favce the winner of the Bridgman vs. Muskegon Western Michigan Christian game on Wednesday at Holton.
The Traverse City Record-Eagle reports that One goal was enough for Suttons Bay to defeat North Muskegon in the Regional soccer opener.
Jason McKisson scored the only goal of the game with 9:17 remaining as Suttons Bay edged North Muskegon 1-0 Tuesday and advanced to Thursday's Division 4 regional soccer final.
Suttons Bay (25-1) will play Lincoln-Alcona at 7 p.m. The Tigers advanced with a 1-0 win over Harbor Light Christian.
To view more photos from the game, go to the Suttons Bay Schools web site, note the user name and password, click on the Norse Pix link and then select the "Suttons Bay Soccer" album.
UPDATE: Suttons Bay defeated Glen Lake on Saturday night. The Norseman face North Muskegon Tuesday night (Oct 23) at 5 PM right here in Suttons Bay in the regional opener. The final is on Thursday (Nov 25) at 7 PM. Keep updated through the MHSAA Soccer Page!
District Soccer action starts next Monday night (Oct 15) at Suttons Bay with Glen Lake vs. Traverse City Christian in the first match at 5 PM. The best game of the tourney just might be the following game, however, as Northwest Conference co-champions Leland & Suttons Bay face off under the lights at 7 PM.
On Wednesday, Glen Lake advanced on a forfeit by Leelanau School and then Suttons Bay cruised past Northport 5-0. Saturday is the District Final at Suttons Bay @ 7 PM.
Photo credit: The Chase II by Andy McFarlane
Leland and Northport squared off in district soccer action Wednesday night in Suttons Bay. The Comets put together a hard-fought 3-0 victory. The second game Traverse City Christian rolled to a 5-0 victory over Glen Lake.
Leland & TC Christian meet tomorrow night (Friday, Oct 20) at 7 PM under the lights at Suttons Bay!
Regionals will also be held in Suttons Bay this year. They start next Tuesday (Oct 24) and the winner of Friday's game will play at 7 PM.
You can also read the story about TC Christian's 2-1 victory over Suttons Bay in the district opener.
Final Update: Suttons Bay fell to Hudsonville in the state semifinal by a score of 5-1 last night (June 14), the latest casualty of an unbeaten streak stretching 3 years - Congratulations ladies on a wonderful season!
Last night, Suttons Bay defeated Ludington 2-0 to capture regionals. They face Hudsonville Unity Christian (26-0) in Sparta - go Ladies (we'll TiVo the World Cup for you!)
In regional action in Elk Rapids Tuesday night, Suttons Bay defeated Tawas 3-0 (Michigansoccer.net). They will face the winner of the Lakeview / Ludington game tomorrow night (June 8th) at 7 PM in Elk Rapids. Also see: Suttons Bay defeated Kingsford 2-1 to win the girls district soccer championship.
Glen Lake hurdler Bryan Sevensma capped a perfect season by setting a new meet mark in the 300 hurdles in the Division 4 state meet. He also barely missed another record in winning the 110 hurdles in 14.8 (by .16 seconds).
The St. Marys Eagles defeated Glen Lake 9-4 to win the Division 4 district softball title. They will face Frankfort (at Frankfort) this Saturday, June 10 (call St. Marys for game time at 256-9636). Regional Update: Frankfort defeated the Eagles 10-0. Congratulations on a great season!!
In district baseball action, Glen Lake advanced to regionals by defeating St. Marys 9-0 in the opener and Leland 8-2. The Comets recorded a 12-1 win over TC Christian in the opener. Glen Lake will face Frankfort (at Frankfort) in regionals on Saturday. Regional Update: Glen Lake fell to Frankfort 12-7 in the Regional opener.
