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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260606T090000
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URL:https://northcountrytrail.org/events/spw-060626/
SUMMARY:Spirit of the Woods (northern Lower Peninsula MI) June Chapter Hike
  and Potluck
DESCRIPTION:Join the Spirit of the Woods Chapter June hike in honor of the 
 American Hiking Society’s Trails Day on Saturday\, June 6\, 2026.\n\nThe
  hike will start at 9am.\n\nIn honor of National Trails Day\, we are going
  to do a different style of hike. We are adding an educational component b
 y hiking on the NCT and then taking a spur trail to the Loda Lake Wildflow
 er Sanctuary and meeting with a Forest Service botanist who will show us t
 he Loda Lake grounds and interesting plants.\n\nThe trailhead location is 
 approximately five miles north of the town of White Cloud in Newaygo Count
 y. At Loda Lake\, a Forest Service naturalist will meet us at 10:45 am and
  talk about the plants that are in the different habitats in the sanctuary
 . This is a very special opportunity\; the Loda Lake Wildflower Sanctuary 
 is the ONLY wildflower sanctuary within the National Forest System in the 
 United States\, featuring over 400 species of wildflowers across diverse h
 abitats. Its self-guided nature trail and focus on native plants and polli
 nators set it apart from other wildflower sanctuaries.\n\nWe will meet at 
 8:45 am at the trailhead where the North Country Trail crosses Six Mile Ro
 ad. This is just west of the Loda Lake Sanctuary by road.\n\nArcGIS map mi
 lepost 336.5 (Note the blue line to the north denoting the Birch Grove Tra
 il which is the spur trail to Loda Lake Wildflower Sanctuary.)\nGoogle Map
 s (Note: Felch Road becomes Six Mile Road west of Loda Lake)\n\nThere is 
 a large grassy area to park\, but please carpool and please don’t be lat
 e as we will hike about 2.75 miles to the Sanctuary. The Forest Service bo
 tanist will show us the sanctuary and plants there. This will be an hour t
 o an hour and a half.\n\nWe will carpool participants back to the trailhea
 d after the naturalist presentation. The NCT miles that can be counted for
  the Hike 100 Challenge will be 1.75 miles.\n\nWe will finish the day with
  a potluck at the cottage of Pete Bennett and Julie Davey near the county 
 line between Lake and Newaygo counties\, south of Baldwin MI. We will hand
  out maps and the location of their cottage at the hike start. They will m
 ake hamburgers and brats\, please bring potluck accompaniments.\n\nWe will
  also have a short Spirit of the Woods chapter meeting during the potluck 
 which will be our annual meeting. We don’t have any elections this year 
 so we will update you on the chapter’s projects and news.\n\nPlease RSVP
  to Loren Bach by email at spw@northcountrytrail.org\,or text or call her
  at (231) 510-1983.\n\nIf you would like a longer hike\, Joan Young will b
 e leading approximately an eight-mile loop hike that morning\, finishing a
 t Loda Lake in time for the meeting with the Forest Service representative
 . To accomplish this\, the meeting time will be early (probably 7:30am) an
 d the hike will be at a faster pace. 3.25 miles of this loop will count to
 wards the Hike 100 Challenge.\n\nJoan will be camping in a Forest Service 
 campground nearby the night before the hike. If you are interested in the 
 longer hike and/or camping\, please contact Joan by email at jhyshark@gmai
 l.com or text (231) 757-2205 for details. You won’t need to backpack as 
 the plan is to park cars at Loda Lake and hike the loop from there. You wi
 ll need a Recreation Fee Pass to park at Loda Lake.\n\nPlease note: If you
  drive directly to Loda Lake instead of hiking to it\, it is a Recreation 
 Enhancement Site and a $5.00 per day fee is required\, or you can purchase
  a weekly or annual pass. For more information about recreation annual pas
 ses visit the U.S.Forest Service Interagency Annual Pass web page.\n\n
CATEGORIES:Hike,Meeting
LOCATION:6 Mile Rd Trailhead\, W 6 Mile Rd\, Brohman\, Michigan\, United St
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