Mushing Up Winter Tourism

Northern Michigan is working hard on bringing more of the silent sports to the area. The latest news is there are some new sled dog racing events in the pipeline.

See MLive: Sled-dog races go from dream to reality; three new events in Michigan for 2010

A related activity is Skijoring, and it has been becoming much more popular in Michigan since the 1990's. See OYB: Skijoring in Michigan!

The wonderful little town of Steamboat Springs is the western capital of skijoring; there is not a skijoring capital in the eastern U.S., which town in northern Michigan will embrace the title?

If you want to get started I have been happy with Black Ice Dog Sledding Equipment

Have A Drink With Other "Greens"

See: Traverse City Green Drinks

What: It's simple: Meet other "eco-conscious" Traverse City community members to share ideas over drinks. This month, the owner of Right Brain Brewery, Russ, will speak a little on what his brewery is doing to be "green" around 7. Happy hour ends at 6p!

And the Green Drinks Code.