Greensky Bluegrass at "The Livery" in Benton Harbor

Crew, click the title bar to see The Livery's webpage. Specializing in hand forged micro brews and great music. Anyone up for seeing Greensky play there on Wednesday night? We are heading down to K-zoo after that but it would be cool to rally with the team down there for a Greensky show. I haven't seen them since last year at New Year's Eve, and seeing them at a small venue is by far an experience not easily replicated.

New ziplines at Boyne resorts among what's noteworthy at Michigan ski resorts

Our very own samainiac Richard Wren is making headlines these days! Pioneering the new zip line at Boyne Highlands and Boyne Mountain. Who said skiing and snowboarding is the only thing to do at Boyne these days. Click on the title bar to read the whole article.

HARBOR SPRINGS -- Think soaring up a mountain on a chairlift is a thrill? How about flying from the top of a black diamond into a snow-coated valley on a zipline? The activity is among the newest adrenaline-inducing activities at Michigan ski resorts this winter.
Ziplines are being installed at Boyne Mountain in Boyne Falls and Boyne Highlands in Harbor Springs. And when completed sometime around the December holidays, the lines will take 10 to 12 guests at a time soaring through trees and across open valleys in five sections of about 200 to 500 feet each.
The journey takes about two hours to complete. And for a new, closer-to-the-ground winter adventure, there's horseback riding, being extended through winter at Boyne Highlands across many acres of trails dedicated exclusively to horses and riders.
Across the state, resort visitors will find a growing number of non-ski and snowboarding fun as well as improvements to snowmaking, terrain parks, lodging, lesson programs and more this winter.

Snow GUNS!

Well team here are some shots from last week showing how soon we will be rockin! Don't worry about that nice weather this weekend. I can feel old man winter just waiting show up in town. I can't wait for those early December mackin surf sessions and powder dumps. It really is one of the best times of year! Hope to see all of you out in white fluffy wonderful stuff very soon.

The Drifter

Hey Crew,

Marc Hoeksema and Marty Karish are showing Rob Machado's new movie "The Drifter" at Marc's gallery tomorrow night (Thursday 7:30pm). Some of us are also meeting at Fricano's Pizza Tavern around 6pm for some zaa on the Eastside GH. Marco's gallery is tucked deep into the warehouses of the Eastside so if you need some directions shoot me an email or phone call. Super shakas for all! See you tomorrow!

Hunting Season

Here are just few shots from friends on the search in the northern Great Lakes last weekend. They are hunting for something unique and special that only happens around this time of year. It's hard to explain why someone would drive hours to find a wave when they could surf at home, but it's kind of like a secret we have that no one around us quite seems to notice or care about. Everyone in life is searching for a kind of perfection which most of the time eludes them. But, for us, occasionally we escape and find that little gem where one would least expect it. I guess that is the reason we search where no one else would bother to look. The hope that somewhere out there is a little slice of perfection waiting to be found. Nice work boys!