MESICK / WEST FALL COLOR ROUTE – Visit page for .pdf download YELLOW ROUTE (see map at bottom of page): Starting downtown at the Cadillac City Park parking lot, head W toward Lake Cadillac on either Cass St or Harris Street (the parking lot is in between). Then take a L/S on Lake Street, to Granite Street. Turn […]
LAKE CITY / WEST FALL COLOR ROUTE – Visit page for .pdf download PURPLE/PINK ROUTE (see map at bottom of page): Starting downtown at the Cadillac City Park parking lot, head E toward Mitchell Street (away from lake) on Cass Street. At Cass/Mitchell traffic light, follow Cass/M-55 East all the way to M-66, approx. 9 miles. […]
SOUTH/ HOXEYVILLE/LUTHER/BRISTOL FALL COLOR ROUTE – Visit page for .pdf download BLUE ROUTE (see map at bottom of page): From Downtown Mitchell Street, head south on BR-131 to Mackinaw Trail, approx. 1.5 miles. Turn R/W onto Mackinaw Trail at the traffic light. Follow Mackinaw Trail to M-115. Turn L/S onto M-115, approx. 6 miles to 135th Avenue. […]
By Dave Foley: When you think of ice fishing, what comes to mind is folks standing on the ice or sitting inside fish shanties. Whether it’s tipups baited with minnows or jigging with ice rods, the vast majority of ice anglers are hoping to hook fish fish swimming below the ice. But then there’s the […]
By Dave Foley: Rivers like the Pere Marquette, as well as the Big and Little Manistee, get a little crowded after Labor Day as thousands of salmon leave Lake Michigan to push up these steams to spawn. From late August until September king and coho salmon dominate the scene. Wading anglers and those fishing from […]
By Joy VanDrie, Executive Director, Cadillac Area Visitors Bureau Fall color – What trees offer what color & Why? The most common leaf colors of fall are red, yellow and orange and some trees can have several of these colors simultaneously as the season unfolds. Why do they turn color though? It’s an interesting […]
By Dave Foley If you were hesitant about joining the throngs of paddlers that fill popular rivers like the Manistee and Pine on summer weekends, take heart, the pressure on these streams is noticeably less after Labor Day. Only a few canoe liveries are still open and the launch site parking lots are often nearly […]
One final weekend on the river… With September approaching, we find ourselves in the “dog days of summer” and with that, warm weather, warm water, and few weekends remain before Friday Night Lights, Football Season and snow blowing begin. Soak up all that summer has left to offer by taking to one of the Cadillac Area’s […]
Cadillac, Michigan. As Pokémon Go gamers download and use the app, allowing it soar to new heights in millennial digital entertainment, the Cadillac Area Visitors Bureau has established a point of capture for both the Gamer and Locations. The CAVB has created a specific ‘Event Category’ to help gamers plan their vacations around opportunities to […]
Article and photos courtesy of the Cadillac Police Department: Pokemon Go has been taking the world by storm and is just as polarizing as any other current event in the news today. You either love it or hate it. There is no shortage of criticism though. Some critics claim that the game is just burying […]