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Tom's Personal Favorites Kids need to get outside Instill an Outdoor Ethic in your child Short Stories of my North Country Trail Hike Automobile has a monopoly on your life The spirit of Wisconsin Wilderness is calling "You are crazy"

Thomas Funke Hastings Michigan USA All Rights Reserved (c) 1999-2003 www.tomfunke.com

Previously Printed Articles Must see in the Western UP Falling Leaves, Falling Temps Life Cycles Ramblings of a Backpacker. Orchids Michigan Turtles Great Campsites Revisit a long lost trail Wild animals do not make good pets Kirtland Warbler Snakes Alive! Loons Naturalist Ramblings Upcoming signs of spring Mystery Mammal Those darn squirrels Bluebirds Secret Spots Spectacular Views Astronomical Events for 2004 Resolutions 2004 Cotton Kills, Fuzzy Furnaces Warblers, Flying Kites                     Ten Michigan Animals and where to find them Michigan's Ten Natural Wonders Short Stories of my North Country Trail Hike Trails Day and Hiking Trails Michigan's Reptiles and Amphibians Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Au Sable Lifestation (Lighthouse) Automobile has a monopoly on your life Wildflower Viewing Ten smallest state parks The spirit of Wisconsin Wilderness is calling Least visited parks in the UP We need to get out more Wilderness Areas Wonderful Wetlands You are crazy Weekend Backpacking Trips Hit the trail with the right books Sand Point Traverse Area Recreational Trail (TART) Lost Lake Pathway "Welcome Sasquatch" Plan now for a summer Owls Wild Turkeys Santa and his eight tiny caribou? Winter Visitors Winter Adaptations Lake Michigan Recreation Area/Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness Of Things Golden Bring your brain, not your batteries Fall is here Ghostbuster

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Previously Printed Articles Must see in the Western UP Falling Leaves, Falling Temps Life Cycles Ramblings of a Backpacker. Orchids Michigan Turtles Great Campsites Revisit a long lost trail Wild animals do not make good pets Kirtland Warbler Snakes Alive! Loons Naturalist Ramblings Upcoming signs of spring Mystery Mammal Those darn squirrels Bluebirds Secret Spots Spectacular Views Astronomical Events for 2004 Resolutions 2004 Cotton Kills, Fuzzy Furnaces Warblers, Flying Kites                     Ten Michigan Animals and where to find them Michigan's Ten Natural Wonders Short Stories of my North Country Trail Hike Trails Day and Hiking Trails Michigan's Reptiles and Amphibians Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Au Sable Lifestation (Lighthouse) Automobile has a monopoly on your life Wildflower Viewing Ten smallest state parks The spirit of Wisconsin Wilderness is calling Least visited parks in the UP We need to get out more Wilderness Areas Wonderful Wetlands You are crazy Weekend Backpacking Trips Hit the trail with the right books Sand Point Traverse Area Recreational Trail (TART) Lost Lake Pathway "Welcome Sasquatch" Plan now for a summer Owls Wild Turkeys Santa and his eight tiny caribou? Winter Visitors Winter Adaptations Lake Michigan Recreation Area/Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness Of Things Golden Bring your brain, not your batteries Fall is here Ghostbuster

Tom Funke is a free lance, outdoor and editorial writer

Thomas Funke Hastings Michigan USA All Rights Reserved (c) 1999-2003 www.tomfunke.com

Tom's Personal Favorites Kids need to get outside Instill an Outdoor Ethic in your child Short Stories of my North Country Trail Hike Automobile has a monopoly on your life The spirit of Wisconsin Wilderness is calling "You are crazy"

Tom Funke.com

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