I heard some really great news for northern Michigan beach lovers this morning. The Disability Network of Northern Michigan (I'll have to look into this group) has made it possible for Clinch Park to add mats to their beach to allow wheelchairs and walkers to go right to the water's edge! The network is also providing wheelchairs that go into the water and float. I'm sure I'll never make it to Clinch Park, since it's in Traverse City. It's too far away for me to go on my own, Bill would never "waste" his precious time off from work to do anything I might enjoy (more on that some other time), and I don't have anyone emotionally close enough to be that would be willing and able to make the trip either.
But still, maybe this will catch on in other places! I can still remember when most of the scenic beauty of the Huron National Forest was lost on everyone but the most athletic.
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