As we gather around tables filled with friends, family, new faces, and delicious bounty, we often reflect on what we are grateful for this year. I encourage you to include trails in that list. Trails and public natural spaces are what make northern Michigan such a special place to call home.

There is plenty to be truly grateful for — please don’t misinterpret my suggestion. I’m privileged enough to have a beautiful support system, a healthy mind and body, and a warm place to rest.

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