Uncommon Adventures

Welcome to Uncommon Adventures! We specialize in guided coastal kayaking trips, sea kayak instruction, backcountry flyfishing and corporate retreats. We do camping and lodge-based trips in Michigan / Great Lakes area, Alaska, Honduras, Iceland and more. We are known for professional certified instructors, outstanding food, and quality equipment that help create an enjoyable learning environment for all experience levels. Since 1984, our expert guides, passion for the outdoors, and high standards have made us a terrific find for individuals, small groups and corporations!

Mission Statement

"We live in a highly developed nation, with very specialized jobs, packed schedules and to-do lists that rival the roll in the bathroom. It is the beginning of the 21st century and we have never been more divorced from the planet that gives us life. I've developed these programs to address a screaming need for us all to get our hands dirty, our feet wet and breathe the musky aroma of earth back into our lungs. Put down that cell phone, go off-line, get out of the race...come outside and play."

-Michael Gray, Director

Uncommon Adventures blog

Beaver Island Homecoming Weekend
I hadn’t visit the Beaver Island Archipelago and quite some time and was amazed at the crowds coming to the island to celebrate homecoming weekend (which homecoming?). While flocks of folks imbibed from the back of pick-ups all over the island, we were quietly camped on nearby Garden around a point from a pair of [...]

Found a Peanut, found a peanut?.
Paddling next to a gleeful ten year old singing at the top of her lungs over the dancing waters of Georgian Bay has GOT to add years to your life. Gracie led the pack in her loaded little Tsunami SP: at 12 feet long, you’d think it would be slow, but trying keeping up with [...]

bad bad blogger
Okay, so I’ve been absent . Seems that writing a book has caused me to run out of words. In any case….spent yesterday beta testing a new Kayaking Wine Tour day trip with a crew from local media, wineries, DNR and guides. Weather forecast was abysmal and it turned out to be sublime. The group [...]

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Uncommon Adventures
PO Box 254
Beulah, Michigan 49617 Map It
Toll Free: 1-866-882-5525 Local: (231) 882-5525
e-mail: info@uncommonadv.com

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