News — Get Outside

Here are the TOP things our Customers Have Been Loving this Month!  Magnet: Take home the perfect magnet from Mackinac Island! Hang it on your refrigerator with your favorite picture from your trip! Ornament: Don’t forget an ornament for your Christmas tree! We have brought it so many new ornaments this summer that are SO popular! Michigan Coffee: This coffee from Hubbard Lake Coffee is delicious! These Michigan themed flavors are the perfect way to start each morning! Roo Kee Roo Greeting Card: Send someone you love a greeting card from Roo Kee Roo! Roo Kee Roo creates simple, yet...

We're so excited for our Summer on Mackinac Island!  The weather is finally starting to be a little bit nicer, with sunny skies and puffy white clouds! We are excited to welcome in another great season on the island. Here is our Summer Bucket List! 1.Bike Around Mackinac Island. Our goal is to bike around Mackinac as often as possible! 2. Watch the Sunset at Sunset Rock. This is a beautiful spot to visit any time of the day, but we especially love it during golden hour! 3. Kayak Around Mackinac. Sunrise or Sunset Kayak Tour with Great Turtle Kayak Tours are an incredible...

Another season on Mackinac is here!  We are SO excited! Here are a few of our favorite things to do in the Spring on Mackinac: Bike Around the Island: You can never bike around Mackinac Island too many times! This is one of our favorite things to do, and we would do it every single day if possible! It’s so fun when you have time for a leisurely bike ride and are able to make many stops! We love to stop at Arch Rock, British Landing, Devil’s Kitchen and anywhere else that we find along the way!  Visit Fort Mackinac:...

Tahquamenon Falls State Park has almost 50,000 acres, over 13 miles. Did you know that the Upper Falls is one of the largest waterfalls east of the Mississippi. It has a drop of nearly 50 feet and is more than 200 feet across. A maximum flow of more than 50,000 gallons of water per second has been recorded cascading over these falls. (For more information on the falls, read here on Pure Michigan!)  Tahquamenon Falls State Park is open year round and is incredibly beautiful to visit any time of the year!  There are a six trails that are perfect...

Happy New Year! At Canvas and Paddle, we’re setting the goal to be outside more, drink more water and get that Vitamin D sunshine as much as possible, which can be hard in Northern Michigan! We thought we’d share some ways that we plan to get outside this month: Walking the local trails.  Snowshoeing at a nearby State Park (find a list for a state park close to you here: https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-350-79133_79205---,00.html) Go sledding with the family at a local hill or just in your backyard! Head to the ski slopes for some downhill skiing or cross country skiing.  Fat tire...