Snowshoeing Workshop
Sponsored by the Paradise Area Tourism Council
January 8th and 9th, 2005
At Sawmill Creek Park in Paradise, MI
Hours 10 a.m. to dusk.
Admission: This fun workshop is being offered to the public free of
charge as a service of the Paradise Area Tourism Council, which wishes
all visitors to Paradise a safe, comfortable, and happy stay.
There's been a lot of hubbub about snowshoeing in the past few years,
and in February 2004, the President's Council on Physical Fitness
endorsed snowshoeing as an ideal no-impact cardiovascular workout. The
Paradise Area Tourism Council, in cooperation with professional
wilderness guides from Timberwolf Wilderness Adventures, would like to
offer visitors to the Paradise area an opportunity to see for
themselves why snowshoeing has become the fastest growing winter sport
in America. No snow is too deep, no forest too rugged to be explored
by snowshoe - even swampy marshes too wet to be traversed in summer
become easy jaunts when leveled by hardpack snow.
Snowshoes have come a long way, baby, thanks to the technology of
stronger aluminum frames, quick-release bindings, and crampons that
provide superb traction on steep grades or ice. PATC's 2005 Snowshoe
Workshop will give participants hands-on experience with some of the
most up-to-date and proven snowshoe designs. We'll have on hand an
assortment of makes and models designed for women, for kids, and on up
to the heaviest backpacker.
When you're in Paradise, Michigan, you're in the heart of one of the
largest, wildest forests in the lower 48 states, a region that's
perfect for snowshoers of all ages and skill levels to explore.
So stop by PATC's 2004 Snowshoeing Workshop, and bring the family.
We'll be guiding groups through the Sawmill Creek Park hiking loop
(about a quarter-mile) for as long as our guides hold out. Hot
refreshments will be available to help keep back the chill, as will the
warm smiles of local residents.
Snowshoes and guides for this workshop provided courtesy of Timberwolf
Wilderness Adventures guide service of Paradise, Michigan (906)
492-4905. Refreshments provided by Best Western Motel, Curley's
Paradise Motel,Whitefish Bay Cabins & Motel, The Vagabond Motel,
Heidi's Travelers Motel, Paradise Inn. Don't you deserve to find
Paradise?