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Greg Ott 6/29/25 Greg Ott 6/29/25

Idlewild, Jones Ice Cream, and a Quiet Forest Night

A day of wandering backroads led me through Idlewild’s historic roots, a stop for the richest ice cream at Jones in Baldwin, and finally a calm night alone under the pines of the Huron-Manistee National Forest.