The main attraction at Hartwick Pines is arguably its 49-acre block of old-growth forest. The 1.25-mile paved Old Growth Trail loops through the forest, pausing at several interpretive signs along ...

Perhaps no state has as many potential outdoor adventures possible through trail walking as Michigan. Throughout the summer ...

In fact, Hartwick Pines' 49-acre parcel of old-growth forest -- a rarity in Michigan, and the park's main attraction -- is home to trees that are up to 400 years old.

Hartwick Pines became Michigan’s eighth state park in 1927 when Karen Hartwick purchased more than 8,000 acres of land, including 85 acres of old-growth white pine, just northeast of Grayling.

From 1929 to 1995, visitors to Hartwick Pines State Park entered through a large, two-story “log cabin” located just steps from M-93.Called the “Memorial Building” to honor Grayling native ...

Hartwick Pines State Park, which features a visitor center and the Hartwick Pines Logging Museum, remains open while the tree-removal project continues. Advertisement ...

CRAWFORD COUNTY, Mich. (WBPN/WGTU) -- Dozens of trees are being removed at Hartwick Pines State Park in Grayling due to an invasive species. The American beech trees were killed by beech bark ...

Record-Eagle/Douglas TesnerDave Lepsy, a historical interpreter at Hartwick Pines State Park, stocks the wood-fired evaporator that turns sap into maple syrup. For more photos, see our Hartwick ...

CRAWFORD COUNTY, Mich. (WPN/WGTU)— The Hartwick Pines Logging Museum in Grayling is set to receive a significant financial boost for its expansion project. State Representative Ken Borton has ...

Snowshoe building at Hartwick Pines State Park. Instructors will teach participants how to lace the modified bear paw-style, wooden-framed snowshoes (10 x 36 inches).

It’s a blazing summer day, the mercury once again moving past 90 degrees, but in a patch of ancient woods northeast of this old logging town, it’s cool and dark and damp. The white pines, some ...