If Hansel and Gretel had known orienteering, they wouldn't have needed bread crumbs. IT Southeastern Michigan Orienteering Club meets are conducted every weekend in spring and fall. Beginners are welcome. Meets start at noon, rain or shine. Follow the orange and white banner to the start of the meet.
Beginners can get brief instructions in compass navigation and orienteering rules.
Meets have four to seven courses. The easiest course, white, sticks mainly to trails and roads and is about 1.5 miles long. The advanced red course is 3 to 5 miles. Highland Lake State Recreation Area north of Milford. Pontiac Lake State Recreation Area, west of Waterford Township.