Michigan Trails Report
Join Tom Funke, author of 50 Hikes in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula & 50 Hikes on the North Country Trail as he explores Michigan through the eyes of a hiker & backpacker.
Join Tom Funke, author of 50 Hikes in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula & 50 Hikes on the North Country Trail as he explores Michigan through the eyes of a hiker & backpacker.
Episodes

Thursday Jul 17, 2025
Million Steps: Sturgeon Gorge ”Zero” Day
Thursday Jul 17, 2025
Thursday Jul 17, 2025
Hike up to the gorge & wait for my friend Michelle to arrive.

Monday Jul 14, 2025
Portages, Paddles & Pathways: Bay De Noc / Grand Island Portage
Monday Jul 14, 2025
Monday Jul 14, 2025
A little Geology, history, hiking & paddling

Thursday Jul 10, 2025
50 UP hikes: Summit Peak
Thursday Jul 10, 2025
Thursday Jul 10, 2025
If you only have time for one hime in the Porkies, this is it.

Monday Jul 07, 2025
Million Steps: Silver Mountain & Sturgeon River
Monday Jul 07, 2025
Monday Jul 07, 2025
Last rendezvous with Julie & camp on the Sturgeon River

Thursday Jul 03, 2025
50 UP Hikes: Overlook Trail
Thursday Jul 03, 2025
Thursday Jul 03, 2025
Roots & Rocks....but thats what you get in the Porkies.

Thursday Jun 26, 2025
Million Steps: On to Bob Lake
Thursday Jun 26, 2025
Thursday Jun 26, 2025
Bob Lake & some dude that looks like an old college roomate

Monday Jun 23, 2025
Portages, Pathways, Paddles: Portaging between the Manistique & Tahquamenon
Monday Jun 23, 2025
Monday Jun 23, 2025
1/2 mile portage between the two

Thursday Jun 19, 2025
50 Hikes on the NCT #7: Boardman River Headwaters
Thursday Jun 19, 2025
Thursday Jun 19, 2025
Pickeral Lake, through Kalkaska, to Guernsey Lake






