My sister, Marie kindly took me to Dowagiac Woods on Tuesday April 22, 2025. We saw wildflowers, thousands of wildflowers! In March of this year, Dowagiac Woods suffered a major wind event. Most trails have been made passable, which I’m sure was a lot of work. Luckily, we were able to wander for some 3 1/2 hours on a beautiful spring day around this nature sanctuary.
Monday April 25 2022
Dowagiac Woods Nature Sanctuary in southwest Michigan ~ 85 miles south from my home. Spring is said to travel north about 100 miles per week, so Spring comes earlier to Dowagiac Woods than Grand Haven.
It was a mostly cloudy day with a few sprinkles of rain and the temperature was in the low 50’s. It has been a cooler Spring than most years, and some plants have been a bit slower too.
Here is some of what Marie and I saw on our 1 mile walk that took us 4 hours just because there is so much to see at Dowagiac Woods.
It was a wonderful day!
