It is a pretty cool place, although not so much in the winter. It is on the muddy side and the springs are running a little bit, but, once spring comes, it is simply beautiful! It might be that I am spoiled as to how it looks in the other three seasons... add a little snow and it is pure magic.
Old forest trails are so fun. I really love to get out into them. This part here is an old Civil War Battlefield. There are quite a few around here and they always make for interesting hikes. Here is an old unmarked gravestone from that era.
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Oh wow, that is really cool. At least if they aren't preserving them they are not building on them. I know up on Mackinaw Island they have a battlefield from the War of 1812 or something like that and it is now a golf course :P
They actually are preserving them. They have original buildings on the property and farms. They also have a Civil War Cemetery. The only reason this one is like this was that it was unearthed recently in the woods. They will either put a fence around it or relocate it, but, my money is on the fence. They like to keep history real.
I have been to Mackinac Island and cannot believe they erased history for a golf course. Pfft.