THE GREAT OUTDOORS ■njj&i no sdm qnn 6uiin Golf o By MIKE JENKINS their ball might hit someone it One form of the noble sport is customary to yell, "Fiord." It of golf is peculiar to the East is also the custom to dip the flag Lansing-Lansing area. That is of whatever hole you're playing the sport known as golfishing. on when someone plays The golfisher is ready to play through. immediately after the spring Area golfishers have to dog thaw or heavy rains. At these paddle on the dog-legs at times the natural water Lansing's Red Cedar Golf hazards develop into unnatural Course just west of campus. At courses along the Red Cedar times, the entire course is River, and bathing suits or under water, as was the case scuba gear are the favorite after the recent downpour. attire. The majority of golfish- Of the two Forest Akers ers prefer to use the Spalding courses on campus, the 18- Top Float ball. hole west course is usually When the greens at worse off. The water-filled, Lansing's Sycamore Golf Bermuda-grassed greens of the Course fall victim to the flood 10th, 16th and 18th holes form waters, golfishers find the the infamous "Bermuda Greens currents of the greens are often Triangle." Thousands of hard to read but it's easy to golfishing balls have been lost sink a putt. in this vast stretch of water. Ball washers are not needed Though golfishing season for obvious reasons, but you often begins in March, it is can bring along your battery- April when golfishers compete run golfishing boat if you do not in their tournament of want to wade the course. These champions. This competition is boats have been known to run known as the "Golfish Bowl," a down, though, after a few holes saga that cannot be touched and it's murder dragging them with a ten-foot golfishing pole. around with you when they do. Golfishers at the Indian Hills COVER PHOTO/ Golf Course in Okemos try to DALE ATKINS keep hooking and slicing to a minimum but when it looks like CANOE THE BEAUTIFUL JORDAN Designated by the State as a Wild and Scenic River. We have a trip for Everyone. A slow water trip with lots of scenery or a fast water trip with lots of action. We also have camping. SWISS HIDE-A-WAY w Box 225 „ CALL NOW M-66, Mancetona Complete Sporting Goods , shedding clothes, and Needs excess fat Opening Specials By PEGGY GOSSETT and East Lansing dentist jogs hospital with a ruined knee or pressure and related "medical A flurry of pumping knees four to five times a week at Achilles tendon. Running is the problems. and flailing elbows heralds the Jenison. easiest thing to do. Besides I return of spring in East "And I hate every minute of "Jogging invigorates the can always find my tennis heart and circulatory system Lansing. The joggers are at it it," Martin said. "It wears me shoes." again. out, but I make myself do it. and besides acting as a A husband and wife often deterrent to heart attacks by jog Every time I try something else Jogging is the best exercise in the evenings on their one- like basketball or tennis to stay strengthening the heart and-a-half mile course from you can possibly get, said Dr. in shape, I end up in the Irvine H. muscles, it offers complete their apartment to Bessey Hall Page, pioneer in blood overall exercise. The legs, and back along the Red Cedar especially, need muscle activity River. to keep circulation stirred," "For me, it's relaxing," said Page said. Dave Bell, 230 Cedar St. "When On the average, a person will I was in college I would get all burn off 20 calories per minute of jogging, compared with ten calories per minute in swim¬ ming or tennis. Blanche Martin tries to get in jogging time every day. "And I Ray's hate every minute of Canoe it," he said. Livery At the bridge on US 27 in Grayling uptight about studying and go Canoe Trips From 10 to 240 miles out and jog five miles. You on the AuSable River know, look at the stars, get CALL 517-348-2671 some fresh air. Besides, it is the easiest way to stay in shape." One regular sprinter on msu's rubberized outdoor track says she likes jogging because photo/Leo Salinas STUDENT SPECIAL it is convenient exercise. Joe McMillan, an MSU administrator, "All you need is shoes jogs and away his lunch hour inside Jenison Fieldhouse HIGHLAND HILLS GOLF COURSE socks and a stretch of ground to on," said Bonnie Tuesday. run Won., Wed., Thurs. and Frl. from 7-10 a.m. Johnston, 931 Burcham Drive. 9 holes $2.00 18 holes "It's an individual sport I can • - $3.50 compete with myself in. Be¬ sides, I like speed. I ski fast, Present ID to take advantage of our low student rates. swim fast, do everything but Have drinks at our rustic bar at reasonable price. Take US drive fast." 27 North to Alward Rd. Ph. 669-9873. MSU aids any Lansing-area residents afflicted with a jog¬ ging jones. The track inside Jenison Fieldhouse is open to the public over the noon hour APARTMENTS and at other times. One employe of Jenison said about 1 BEDROOM-1 BATH 10 or 15 people regularly jog there, hours. Each often on noon, their lunch streams of s170 business people disappear into 2 BEDROOM-1 BATH Jenison with gym bags and re¬ appear five minutes later on the track, chalking up miles of fat- $180 jiggling jogging. 2 BEDR00M-2 BATH Blanche Martin, MSU trustee $185 3 BEDR00M-2 BATH A 3 HOUR TO 7 DAY $220 ADVENTURE ON THE TOWNHOUSES BEAUTIFUL Au SABLE 2 BEDR00M-2 BATH RIVER $237 clean air and pollution 3 BEDR00M-3 BATH free fun New and Used Canoe Sales s265 apartments and townhouses include: shag carpeting, central air CALL conditioning, dishwasher, garbage disposal - pets allowed. HOW ABOUT A CANOE TRIP FOR YOUR FAMILY' (517) 739 - 8225 SAWYER 2905 Dunckel Rd. 234 S. STATE ST A CANOE COMPANY 0SCODA. MICHIGAN 48750 or write for information and reservations 394-1350 >pxxii j/nj ouipunoa sj&bbof ivec w comes canoeisxs By BUSTER CRABBE The rest stops are picture¬ virtue of the project, which en¬ tipping. And no souvenirs. It o! emergencies. You can slither down the Red sque places like Rainbow Bend, couraged landowners to let can be a violation of the Green- Other than Cedar River, your feet dangling Connor's Flats, Mio Pond and that, canoeists their property exist in its belt Ordinance to in the backwash remove have virtually unlimited free¬ — recapped Parmalee Bridge and the livery natural state. As a result, most picturesque driftwood. dom. There are eight campsites tires, decayed frisbees and folks assure newcomers they homes face the waterway, Trespassing canoeists are al¬ en route to Mio Dam the full McMeal cards popping up from cannot — get lost. rather than a highway, and are so not welcome 17-hour under the grav lily pads; and a sight in the trip — and several Part of the reason for this is surrounded by enough green backyards of homes along the you can brave the Grand River, places along the way where the easy-to-follow diagram of camouflage to be nearly invisi¬ river, but these residents are public access is granted to coming across everyone and ble to those on the river. the Au Sable River, complete ready and willing to allow the canoeists who do not want to everything that failed to brave use of their it with landmarks and signs along telephones in case start at Grayling. as you scrape along. River travelers are reminded Or you can the way. The map, completed try the Au Sable that in order to preserve the two years ago, is a joint effort River. natural by the Michigan Dept. of environment, several r:-: The Au Sable River is a thin rules must be followed. stretch of baby blue on the Natural Resources and the Among them are possession of firearms Grayling-area community. map, way up there where the National Guard shoots at each The area is designated Mich¬ — none, unless it has first been cleared with county authorities. Remember other in the summer and where igan's first "Greenbelt Zone" by No fireworks and no canoe Pack plenty off you can still buy a hot dog for 30 cents. KODAK Rim People from the Canoe Liveries at Grayling are ex- It's our figure watcher special. A free inches and metric measuring tape with a purchase of any salad or salad combination plate, and cup of Tab. Just help yourself to our figure watchers salad And make it yourself at our garden fresh salad bar. with four w special dressings including a low calorie one , _ ^ And pick up a free A i\ ■ ^ "' We have the Kodak Film for saving all your vacation fun. Stop in before you leave and Measuring pack away plenty of reliable Kodak Film. T>0 MOT /-iTT-e^ Tape MON. thru THURS. 9-5 FRI. 9-9, SAT. 9-6 One of the reminders expressed by canoe livery owners near ; \\ Grayling is to keep T.XO ■ ^ the river clean. You gel a whole lot more o( what you're hungerin' for tending an open invitation to canoeists this year, including o the Au Sable River Welcome Map, a brochure that shows you how to spend 17 hours doing little more than spending 17 hours. 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JAM 1 PM.2-5PM wait ol Stat* Secondary Complex - We welcome Bank Americard and Mastercharge Sat 9 AM to Noon , Brookfield Plaza Office 4340 laming Rd. DJmondal. 444-0*41 2 «C ■ I*. s a - I CD 3 3" O oo SO rn _ _ m «> £ 53 ■ S | Q O ^ oo S33 1 g 5 It's time once again for those bushel of them can bring in $25 mushy little fungi known as to heart's has a cone-shaped head con¬ — your content morels to appear in wood lots. MSU campus mycologist nected at the base by a hollow stalk. Although there is no Everett Beneke says mush¬ break between the head and i (continued from page 3) climber pulls himself up to one interest in it," Murphy said. room squeezers should be care¬ the stalk, colors may vary the outing pool together to pay height, and then prepares to "Some other members are ful. greatly. the driver for gas," Murphy use the next series of knots to interested in taking A second said. a back¬ recognizable climb higher." Experience, of course, is the packing expedition to Isle feature of morel is the pitted "Right now, we have an Royale. What the club does all common denominator but head. Other fungi, called false The 25-member organization interest sheet up Beneke says a well-illustrated for a trip to depends on whatever the morels, have ridges and meets every Tuesday in 326 field manual will help — morels Big Bend National Park, and a members want to do, and depressions somewhat similar Natural Science Bldg. at 7 p.m. lot of people have expressed an being fairly easy to distinguish where they want to go." but the heads of these are from poisonous fungi. attached only at the top and On May 7, the club sponsored The average morel — a presentation hang down like a skirt. a by Prof. Maynard Miller of the Geology Dept. on his climbing of Mt. Jarolim Canoe Rental Kennedy. He has also taken part in an expedition to Mt. Wellston Mead's Everest. Saturday *750 Canoe "We have programs at all of Weekends our meetings," Murphy said. $1150 Livery "We always try to get Sunday - Friday s^50 interesting presentations." South Branch of Placement & pickup. Groups welcome, day, weekend or week. On Pine River 8 M-37, First Crossroad, S. Peterson bridge 2V, mi.. S. M-55. 21 mi. N. Baldwin. AuSable River Club members often put on weekend rappelling and pres- At Texaco Station RR1, 49689 ph. 414-8621475 Roscommon Ph. 517-275-5696 sicking demonstrations on the parking ramp near Shaw Hall. "Explore the haunts of wild deer, "Rappelling is descending a racoon, beaver and water fowl on mountain with a sliding rope beautiful White River" 175 Canoes Available contraption," Murphy said. "The person descends by slid¬ ing down the length of the rope HAPPY MOHAWK and bouncing off the cliff wall with his feet. CANOE LIVERY 351 FruitvaleRd., Whitehall • "Pressicking is used for going Jesi Hep^orth Montage Area up a cliff. 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