This is the second time USA TODAY readers have honored the Au Sable for its fly fishing. In 2024's USA TODAY's 10BEST Readers ...

The Au Sable River in Northern Michigan has earned its place as the top fly-fishing destination in the United States, beating ...

If that were not enough reason to visit the river, the Au Sable is also one of the best canoeing rivers in the Midwest. Several canoe liveries rent watercrafts. Fishing guides are also available ...

Once reserved for mountain towns, iron-rung climbing courses called via ferratas are showing up in places like Columbus, Ohio ...

You may not expect to find a 100-foot-tall limestone climbing course within minutes of a bustling city center, but that’s exactly what’s on offer at Quarry Trails Metro Park in Columbus, Ohio—home to ...

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And since most excursions are guided, there’s a built-in safety ... ledges and adrenaline-pumping walkways above the rushing Ausable River. It’s located in the “Grand Canyon of the ...

On the night of May 31, campers at the Hidden Cove lean-to called rangers to report they needed help getting out of their ...

Canoers paddle on Little Beaver and Beaver Lakes for 3.5 miles. The expedition includes a one mile hike in from Beaver ...

Guide Chuck Fries crosses the Ausable River on a cable bridge that’s part of the via ferrata route. Photo by Phil Brown I first came across the term via ferrata — Italian for “iron way”– while ...