OFF-Road Event: July 12th weekend - Silver Lake Sand Dunes, MI

DATE: Weekend of July 12th.

LOCATION: Silver Lake Sand Dunes - http://www.silverlakesanddunes.com/
2388 N. Comfort Drive, Hart, Michigan 49420

VERIFIED AVAILABILITY: Doc Olds, HummerGuy, Ghostrider, rhill20, ockie

TIME: 9:00 AM

More Details to come.

Doc; Please feel free to modify my post to accurately reflect the information.

Thanks HG.  I added the MI DNR link to the official scoop on the Dune area.  
DNR - Silver Lake State Park Information  READ THIS FOR THE RULES of the DUNES.

The addres you posted is for the Silver Lake Sand Dunes Area chamber of commerce, in Hart MI, east of 31.
The dune area west of Mears MI, west of 31 and uses a Mears mailing address.  Besides off roading, there are tons of
things to do, and beautiful west MI sandy beaches with pleanty of state, county and city parks for access.

Couple of more links:  First to our threads... RE: Silver Lake Hummer Happening - Michigan  has pics and vids, and RE: My H3
Silver Lake Sand Dunes Visitors Bureau - Silver Lake Michigan
Welcome to Silver Lake Sand Dunes

 
   

Anybody got any pictures/videos of that location???

I just posted a link to their site up above.  Check it out.
 
Doc has been there many times so he has some pics as well.
 
Hopefully since this may be a weekend dealy, we can get some out-of-towners to make the hike as well.

Count me in, just saw the site it looks like it would be alot of fun driving in the sand...

I did Silver Lake when I was at The Hummer Club Homecoming event back in 2006 and it was absolutely awesome.  If any of the forum members can get there it will definately be worthwhile and a great off road trip. 

THCI is doing an event there in April I see....

Some teasers. 
 

 

 

 

 

Are we still up for this Doc?

Doc? Yes? No? Know?

Some other member(s) would like to know as well. If you don't think it's going to happen, I'll delete the thread for now and we can create a new one sometime later.

You are the mastermind of this one since we are all strangers to it.

Have you PM'd him? He was on here yesterday, must not have looked in here.

I emailed him, posted in another thread, etc. He's just ignoring me. Thanks

I SEE HOW IT IS! I'll be watching you

OK ladies and gents; we have two tentative dates to choose from, being June 21rst or July 12th.

Let's start discussing this so we can all be on the same page.

We are considering these dates to keep some distance from the 4th of July Holiday. 
The 4th just crowds up the place, and books up all the rooms and camp sites. 
 
 
Any one in IL, IN, OH and MI surrounding area should consider this one. 
Family friendly, loads of fun stuff to do, light houses, beaches, restaurants, cool shops, ice cream, go carts, bumper boats, fishing and some great wheeling from grandma easy to all out wild and crazy.     Come join us for some fun and relaxation.

Light Houses? Did you say, Light Houses

I have light house framed pictures, light house calendars, and just tell me they have light house tours.....

How many light houses we talkin' about here?

July 12 would be the only one good for me. I have to work the Fallen Hero's Memorial Concert June 21.

I think I have to go to Minnisota that week for work, either that week or the week after, but it should be Mon and Tues only, so that would probably work for me as well.

Lookin like July 12 is the lean to.
 
Yes HG.............Light Houses!  To the immediate south, a 10 minute slow drive down some narrow west MI side roads is Little Sable.  It was closed to tours for several
years, but they did some work on the stairs, and reopened it last year (2-3 days per week).

 
Then, to the north about an hour (30 mins. Eway, and about the same state roads, the last 15 minutes is beautiful West MI coast......all dunes, open to foot use by Ludington, in the Ludington State Park there is Big Sable.  Open to tours 6 days a week.  You can bicycle or walk to it by trail, or two miles of beach!

 
The view looking south from Big Sable..............side o the mitten you might say.    Chicago to the right side 140 some miles.

Lighthouses are so cool.

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ORIGINAL: 3hummers

Lighthouses are so cool.

 
You got that right! The architecture amazes me for some reason.  People don't realize the force those things withstand. 
 
Doc; is that last pic of the beach actually driveable? Can you just go whereever you want? 

I stop at every lighthouse that is open to the public wherever I go. The history is always interesting and there are always incredible views from them

I'll have to take a pic of the lighthouse oil painting we have in our front living room.  It's awesome.  I also have a few more pictures I haven't put up yet since I've moved. 
 
The sad part is I have never been in one.  That would be a very memorable experience if I could actually go up in one that weekend.  Doc would live in infamy in my mind as the mastermind of the excursion

The last pic is the beach/dunes at the Ludington State park from Big Sable light house.  Gave me the heebee jeebees just being up there.
 
HG.........foot traffic only all along the beach, bicycles on the trail.   You could drive your Hummer there, but you wouldn't look good in STRIPES! 
 
LOOK Mike....look!   http://www.hartsilverlakemears.com/lighthouse.html     Infamy is mine?

I know this is a different location and I'm sorry for Hijacking this but I thought that HG would like this. It was built in 1792 in VA Beach, now Ft Story (Army Base) We used to have to actually run up and down thoses stairs for PT (Physical Training) You got a TShirt saying that you did if you made it all the way up and back without stopping. (NO, I don't have a Tshirth) 189 Steps, HA!
 

Looks like something from the game MYST. Very cool! Thanks for sharing!

I have only wheeled in deep sand one time and it was a lot of fun. For those of you sitting on the fence it will be a lot of fun and you will regret missing it if you don't go.