Event Calendar
Schuss Color Tours Take a complimentary shuttle ride to the top of Schuss Mountain. Enjoy cider and donuts while you take in the view! Every Saturday in October • Tours at 1pm and 3pm Meet at the Schuss Village Front Desk
Haunted Woods Shanty Creek gets spooky all October long! Tour our Haunted Woods, filled with eerie scenes and many fiends. Throughout your passage, you will encounter strange and fascinating characters in a variety of scenes befitting Halloween. Every now and then, a surprise from the darkness gives travelers the good-natured scare they are seeking. Every Saturday in October • Dusk - 10pm Schuss Village, near the Yellow Chair Lift
Shanty Creek Resorts’ Oktoberfest and Farmers’ Market
Activities to include: Outdoor BBQ, kids’ games and crafts, chairlift rides, color tours, outdoor entertainment by Andy Six, pumpkin decorating, caramel apple dipping, and farmers’ market. 3-7pm at Schuss Village.
For more information about any of our events or activities planned for this October at Shanty Creek Resorts, please call 800.678.4111 or click here to email your inquiry.
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The Dune Climb - Sleeping Bear Dunes
Categories: Featured, Highlights, Leelanau Peninsula, Recreation
Everybody wants to climb the Sleeping Bear Dunes, so come to the Dune Climb located north of Empire on M-109. You will find pure, wind-blown sand to climb, then run or roll down the dunes to the picnic area for a break and some refreshments and then head up the dune again.
Climbing the dunes is great exercise and there is a beautiful view of Glen Lake from the top. With the parking lot and picnic area at the base of the dune, you can stop climbing when you get tired and let gravity bring you back down.
This is a great playground for kids of all ages. The memories created here draw us to bring our children and grandchildren here to share the fun and create their own memories.
Those who have a lot of energy can take a hike on the Dunes Trail to Lake Michigan. This is the most strenuous trail in the park. While only 3.5 miles round trip, it is all sand and you will find climbing the dunes all along the trail to be a challenge. This is especially true on hot, sunny days. Be sure to wear sturdy shoes and take lots of water. The hike is worth the effort, because you will see a variety of wildflowers and the sight of Lake Michigan is outstanding. Don’t forget, you have to walk back.
There is also a handicap-accessible interpretive trail at the Dune Climb which identifies the local wildlife and shows how the dune is moving
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