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Article: Hey dude, head to Michigan for winter fun down on the ranch.(Going Places)
- Article from:
- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
- Article date:
- November 28, 2004
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Byline: Mike Michaelson
Although dude ranches are thin on the ground around the Midwest, they do exist. City slickers and wannabe vaqueros can pack their jeans, boots and bandannas and head for Rothbury, about 25 miles north of Muskegon in West Michigan. There, spread over 2,000 acres, is the Double JJ Ranch & Golf Resort.
In warm weather, you can join a mini cattle drive, moving a herd from pen to pasture. In winter, you can learn how to drive a dog sled, handling a team of purebred Siberian and Alaskan huskies.
Dog sledding is among the various winter activities that make the ranch an inviting cold-weather destination. You'll also find snow ...