Thornapple Trail Assn. A volunteer group that looks after the Paul Henry Thornapple Trail. Brochure.
North Country Trail Assn, Chief Noonday chapter. The NCT is over 2000 miles long and goes through Middleville. click
American Volkssport Assn (AVA). AVA member clubs organize local 10K walks. click
Hiking trails in Barry County http://www.northcountrytrail.org/cnd/barry.htm
Kalamazoo Valley Walkers http://www.kvwalkers.org/
League of Michigan Bicyclists (LMB) An association of bike clubs. click
Rapid Wheelmen. A Grand Rapids club of very fit and fast road bicyclists. click
The 26th National 24 Hour (bicycle) Challenge will be held June 14-15, 2008, Middleville, Michigan http://www.n24hc.org/
The rugged Deep Lake trail at the Yankee Springs State Rec Area is popular with mountain bikers.
Middleville Pro Hardware, bike repairs
Middleville Pro Hardware, kayak rentals.
Grand Rapids Sport Paddlers (GRASP). An informal group that gets together for paddles. click
West Michigan Coastal Kayak Assn. Sea kayakers. click
Indian Valley Campground & canoe livery. http://www.michcampgrounds.com/indianvalley/
Michigan’s official economic development and travel site. http://www.michigan.org/
Whispering Waters Campground & canoe livery http://www.michcampgrounds.com/whisperingwaters/
Michigan Paddlesports Directory is a comprehensive directory of Paddlesports resources throughout the State of Michigan. Find a great paddling route, guide, outfitter, store, school, rental shop or tour guide. http://www.michiganpaddlesports.com/
Thorny River Kayak Co guided kayak nature trips. Located at Middleville Pro Hardware.
Otis Sanctuary of the Michigan Audubon Soc http://www.otissanctuary.org/
Michigan Audubon Society- Connecting people with birds for the benefit of both. Michigan's oldest conservation organization http://www.michiganaudubon.org/
Grand Rapids Audubon Society. Gives field trips. Meeting 4th Monday. Has a sanctuary in Barry County.
Audubon Society of Kalamazoo. Gives field trips. Meeting 4th Monday.
The Middleville millpond has a pair or two of trumpeter swans and lots of "alien invader" mute swans.
Cross Country Ski Headquarters near Houghton Lake.
Long Lake Winter Sports Center at Yankee Springs.
West Michigan Trails & Greenways Coalition trail maps, WMTGC
SMART Southwest Michigan Alliance for Recreational Trails, 9 county trail map.
Thornapple River Watershed Council
Izaak Walton League, Grand Rapids chapter.
Michigan Trails and Greenways Alliance interactive trail finder map.
Rails to Trails Conservancy. link
Great Lakes Adventure Club (GLAC), of Kalamazoo area. click They hike, bike, ski, camp, and climb etc. Meeting second Tuesday. Trip planning tools from GLAC Cal's web site calendar lists free and low-cost local outdoor, music and dance events. Updated every Thursday. There are several geocaches along the Paul Henry Thornapple Trail. Grand River Folk Arts Society (GRFAS) has one outdoor contra dance each year in May. Barry County Chamber News http://www.barrychamber.com/ Spoonpluggers (Lunker Hunters fishing club)
Southwest Michigan Area Recreational Trails consortium has a large downloadable map of 9 counties' bike trails.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has topographic maps available for downloading. Middleville map
Yankee Springs State Recreation Area information and maps are available online.
