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The 24th edition of the Shoreline West Bicycle Tour is now history. The riders are home and sleeping in their own beds. The equipment and supplies needed to run the tour have been strategically packed away again waiting for next year. Riders are slowly realizing they left something valuable behind and contacting the office to see if it was in the Lost & Found. All that is left to be done now is to put the photos up on our Flickr account and the slideshow online. (Watch for these after the first of September.) The ride leadership is already turning our thoughts to next year. We hope you can join us for our 25th Shoreline West in 2011. As a special treat we will offer the ability to do the entire 500 miles of the Lake Michigan shoreline from New Buffalo to Mackinaw City. See you then. Read more... Add new comment
2010 MUP Photos: Our campground was filled with excitement this morning. Riders were up early taking their tents down in anticipation of finishing their week of fun with a ride along Lake Michigan into St. Ignace. This excitement was augmented by a forecast of a 30% chance of showers. As we headed for US 2 and Lake Michigan we were treated to 4 miles of blacktop that had just been laid the day before. Not only was it smooth, but it was downhill with a tailwind. US 2 provided the riders with a 6'-8' shoulder and wonderful views of Lake Michigan. Riders had the opportunity to have lunch or snacks at Epoufette or Brevort. There were many opportunities to enjoy the beaches along Lake Michigan. As we turned off US 2 for the final 6 miles we were greeted by Cheeseman "Hill." This short (1/2 mile), steep hill (12%) was a final challenge before we had 5+ miles of downhill into St. Ignace. Scattered showers hit around noon so some riders were lucky and missed the showers and others were not so lucky. The Little Bear East Arena was a welcome sight as we finished up our tour, found our luggage, took showers, loaded our cars and said our good byes to our new friends.
For non LMB members who are interested in receiving the Ride Calendar, you may join LMB and a copy will be mailed to you in your welcome pack, or you may request a 2010 Michigan Biking and Tourism packet. By mid February, you will also be able to pick up a copy in person at any Michigan Welcome Center, Visitors Bureaus or bike shop. We also have an online version available. (note: some events that did not make the print calendar deadline may appear in the online version. Conversely, not all event organizers who submitted events to the print calendar have submitted their events on our online version.)
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| What Every Michigan Bicyclist Must Know | |
 This handy booklet is designed for bicyclists and is an excellent resource for anyone riding a bicycle in Michigan. |
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Read the latest articles on Michigan bicycle law from Michigan Bicyclist Magazine contributors Sarah Colegrove and Todd Briggs.
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