Pine Creek Lodge

05/12/2026

04/30/2026

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There’s something about moving water that makes life feel lighter. Add a tent and a fire, and suddenly your brain can breathe again. 🌲🔥🥰

04/04/2026

Michigan's top 30 trout streams with our insider's guide, your key to the best fishing spots!

12/13/2025

Where do the bears go when it gets cold? They go to sleep! Well… most of the time.

While American black bears do sleep during the winter, they aren’t considered true hibernators. Instead, they enter a lighter state of rest called torpor. Torpor is a state of hibernation, just less intense with a few differences.

Here’s how torpor compares to true hibernation:

🟡 Similarities
– Like true hibernators, black bears don’t eat, drink, urinate, or defecate while in torpor.
– Both torpor and true hibernation occur in winter, when food is scarce.
– In both states, body temperature drops, and breathing, heart rate, and metabolism slow down.

⚫ Differences
– True hibernators drop their body temperature dramatically, but black bears only lower theirs by 10–15°F.
– Black bears can wake up if disturbed or during warmer winter spells.
– Some animals, like hummingbirds, only enter torpor for the night, while true hibernation usually lasts for months.

Black bears usually den in hollow stumps, tree cavities, or under rock ledges. But in the Smokies, they’re unique — they often den high above ground in standing hollow trees!

Want to learn more about black bears? Check out our website: https://www.nps.gov/grsm/learn/nature/black-bears.htm

NPS Photo: A bear under anesthesia lies blindfolded to reduce visual stimulation during a den visit by park rangers, who are replacing the battery in her GPS collar during the winter. Her cub can be seen hiding in the background.

12/10/2025

Just got in from clearing the driveway again.

10/03/2025

Yay, Salmon.. Lots of people at the Dam today.

DNR: Little Manistee Weir meets fall salmon quota
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07/03/2025

Happy 4th of July weekend..

06/18/2025

Season 23 has begun.. We are here with people in the campground ⛺️ We’d love to see more happy campers. Give us a call.. 📞
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06/01/2025

Still here and open 1st of June..

03/31/2025

We had some pretty good storms here. Not the ice they got up north of us but lots of rain. April showers bring May flowers.