Lansing, Michigan Travel Information

Lansing Area Lansing’s place in state history was assured when legislators, trying to decide on a proper state capital because the then-capital of Detroit was too near Canada, laughingly suggested this tiny town, ... Lansing, MI

Michigan Travel Guide by Fodor's This travel guide is a chapter on Michigan excerpted from the book "Fodor's USA." It covers the entire state of Michigan region by region and contains sections on exploring, dining, lodging, nightlife... Lansing, MI

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A Capital Ride on the Lansing River Trail (Distance: 0.3 mi) Incredible. Fantastic. Not enough can be said about what the people of Lansing, Michigan's state capital, have done in creating the river trail. They reclaimed a stretch of land along the east side of...

Lansing, MI - Road Biking - length:9.9 mi

Planet Walk (Distance: 0.6 mi) Standing there, staring at the sun, we wondered how far we should go. Mars? Jupiter? My son’s favorite planet, Uranus? “Hey, let’s be daring and go where no man has gone before,” I said in my best Sta...

Lansing, MI - Hiking - length:4 mi

Lansing River Trail (Distance: 2.3 mi) Michigan’s state capital boasts a rail-trail, coursing along scenic riverbanks for 8 miles from the campus of Michigan State University to Old Town Lansing. The Lansing River Trail follows the Red Ced...

Lansing, MI - Rail-Trails - length:8 mi

East Lansing Cruise (Distance: 4.7 mi) It's fitting that this ride starts at Michigan State University's Livestock Pavilion, since MSU is the nation's first ?Moo U,? or land-grant institution. Opened in 1857 as the Agricultural College of ...

East Lansing, MI - Road Biking - length:41.3 mi

Woldumar Nature Center (Distance: 6.5 mi) Trails and wildlife viewing near the center of Lansing's urban area. Woldumar Nature Center was established in 1966 when Gladys Olds Anderson donated 177 acres from her family farm to create the cente...

Lansing, MI - Hiking - length:5 mi

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Lansing Country Club of Lansing Private Equity, 18 holes 6697 yards, par 72 1.6 miles from center of Lansing, Michigan

Groesbeck Groesbeck Municipal Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 5950 yards, par 71 1.7 miles from center of Lansing, Michigan

Red Cedar Red Cedar Municipal Golf Course Municipal, 9 holes 0 yards, par 0 2.3 miles from center of Lansing, Michigan

Waverly Hills Waverly Hills Golf Course Municipal, 9 holes 6151 yards, par 71 2.4 miles from center of Lansing, Michigan

West Forest Akers Golf Course MSU Public, 18 holes 7013 yards, par 72 3.2 miles from center of Lansing, Michigan

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