Editing Grayling, Michigan (section)

==Parks and recreation==
* Grayling is noted as the "Canoe Capital of the World". Several canoe liveries operate on the Au Sable River in Grayling; Carlisle's Canoe, Penrods Resort, and Borchers Canoe & Kayak, the [[Manistee River]] is located just west of Grayling.
* Cross-country skiing is an important opportunity in Grayling, which has two of the top-rated cross-country venues in Michigan, namely [[Hartwick Pines State Park]] Trails and [[Mason Tract Pathway]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.trails.com/toptrails.aspx?state=mi&activity=xc|title=Rankings of best cross country skiing in Michigan.|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080404180709/http://www.trails.com/stateactivity.asp?area=13715|archive-date=2008-04-04}}</ref> Forbush Corners in nearby [[Frederic, Michigan]], is a world-recognized center for education and training in cross-country skiing, and benefits from early and late snow due to a snow-belt microclimate. Accomplished amateur ski racer David Forbush designed, maintains, and grooms "one of the finest privately owned systems in the Midwest."<ref>[http://www.trails.com/tcatalog_trail.asp?trailid=SGM005-037 Rankings and Discussion of Forbush corners] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050507131933/http://www.trails.com/tcatalog_trail.asp?trailid=SGM005-037 |date=2005-05-07 }} [http://www.forbushcorner.com/ Forbush Corners website]</ref>
* The grayling are gone, but the [[rainbow trout]], [[brook trout]], and [[brown trout]] remain. Grayling is a hotbed of [[fly fishing]] and [[angling]] on the edge of some world-class streams, rivers, and lakes. Particularly notable are two nearby rivers which parallel each other: the Au Sable River, which runs east to [[Lake Huron]] and the Manistee River, which runs West to [[Lake Michigan]]. Trout abound, driven to a feeding frenzy by prolific and multiple insect hatches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flyfishingconnection.com/michausable.html|title=Fly fish connection|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071218151142/http://www.flyfishingconnection.com/michausable.html|archive-date=2007-12-18}}</ref>
*As is true in the rest of Michigan, [[white-tailed deer]] [[hunting]] is locally considered to be a 'sacrament' and the firearms deer opener (November 15) its 'holy day of obligation.' With 70% of Crawford County owned by federal and state government, and open to the public, it is a popular hunting destination.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.crawfordcountyavalanche.com/articles/2012/11/21/sports/doc50abb4c369f4d029719906.txt |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-12-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130121091620/http://www.crawfordcountyavalanche.com/articles/2012/11/21/sports/doc50abb4c369f4d029719906.txt |archive-date=2013-01-21 }}</ref>
*[[Snow shoe]]ing and [[snow mobile]] riding are activities that fit right into the local weather and topography.<ref name="gvc">{{cite web|url=http://grayling-mi.net/pressreleases|title=Grayling visitor center|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080703162853/http://grayling-mi.net/pressreleases|archive-date=2008-07-03}}</ref>
*Hanson Hills was the first [[skiing|downhill ski]] area in Michigan. It opened in 1929. It also is a 1000-acre sports park. Being the second downhill ski area to open in the Midwest. It offers a variety of activities throughout the summer and winter. In the summer they offer disc golf, 3D archery, mountain bike and hiking trails. In the winter they have downhill skiing, snowboarding, tubing, snowshoe trails and over 35&nbsp;km of Nordic Ski Trails. Lessons are provided for skiing and snowboarding. They also have a diversity of trails and slopes with different levels of difficulty. A top Mount Franklin where guests use as a tubing hill, lies the smallest cemetery. This cemetery holds the graves of Pfc. John A. Conroy of Company D (died August 1927) and Pvt. George A. Laine of Company A (died July 14, 1939), from Michigan's storied 125th Infantry Regiment. In 1958 the two headstones had been updated for both graves.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hansonhills.org/|title=Hanson Hills.}}</ref>
*Michigan [[Shore to Shore Riding & Hiking Trail]] passes through Grayling. It runs from [[Empire, Michigan|Empire]] to Oscoda, and points north and south. It is a {{convert|500|mi|km|adj=on}} interconnected system of trails.<ref>[http://www.kerchevalave.com/mtra/sh2sh.html Michigan Shore to Shore Riding and Hiking Trail].</ref>
*[[Kirtland's warbler]] has its habitat in the area.<ref>[http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10371_10402-175411--,00.html Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Kirtland's Warbler Populations Continue to Grow.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071223080704/http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0%2C1607%2C7-153-10371_10402-175411--%2C00.html |date=2007-12-23 }}</ref> 
*Grayling was home to [[Fred Bear]] and [[Bear Archery]] Company from 1947 to 1978 when a labor strike prompted both to relocate to [[Gainesville, Florida]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fredbear-online.com/bowmaking.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080214144353/http://www.fredbear-online.com/bowmaking.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=February 14, 2008 |title=Fred Bear |access-date=August 21, 2012}}</ref>