Who isn’t ready for spring this year after one of the snowiest and coldest winters on record? It’s time to shed those mittens and boots and head outdoors! Ann Arbor has so much to offer in terms of outdoor activities, here are just a few.
Hudson Mills Metropark: One of several parks in the Huron-Clinton Metro parks system, Hudson Mills is just 12 miles northwest of Ann Arbor in Dexter, Michigan. This gem of a park offers walking/biking/roller blading trails, tennis courts, softball diamonds, volleyball courts and soccer fields. There are two 24-hole world-class disc golf courses and you can even rent discs if you don’t have your own. Plan your day by renting a canoe at Gallup Park or Argo and get dropped off at Hudson Mills to paddle downstream on the beautiful Huron River. An 18-hole ball golf course is nearby as well!
Canoe and kayak at Argo Cascades, dirt bike at Bandemer Park, and more disc golfing is available at Mary Beth Doyle and Bandemer Parks. A brand new 30,000 square feet skatepark is scheduled to open this spring at Veterans Memorial Park and will be free of charge. Bring your swimming suit outdoors at Fuller, Buhr or Veterans Memorial Parks. The city also has many tennis courts available for use.
If you will be on campus this spring/summer, don’t forget that U-Move Fitness also has ongoing fitness classes both indoors and out! Enjoy Zumba, yoga, bootcamp, and toning classes, or learn how to play golf, tennis or learn to swim. Registration for spring and summer classes opens on Monday, April 7.
Spring classes begin Tuesday, May 6. Classes are value priced too, so get your Move On this summer!
Contributed by Sheila Calhoun, U-Move Fitness