45thlife

05/16/2026

Morel season is still out there. Someone's making the most of it. How many have you found this week? Drop your photos below, we want to see them!

05/10/2026

Happy Mother's Day to the moms who packed the bug spray, let them get muddy, stayed out past dark, and still made it back to the fire. The best things we know about the outdoors we learned from watching her.

05/10/2026

Morel season doesn't announce itself. You either know where to look or you don't. We put together the full guide — when to go, where to look, which ones to pick, which ones to leave alone, how to handle ticks, what else is out there, and the only recipe you actually need when you get home.

Everything you need before you head out. When to go, where to look, what to avoid, and what to do with a cast iron pan when you get home.

05/09/2026

Morel season is here. So is the tee. Get out there.



https://45thlife.com/products/45th-parallel-morchellla-tee

04/19/2026

A year ago an ice storm came through Northern Michigan and knocked out a third of the state's maple syrup production in three days. The producers running this season did a lot of work to get here. We wrote about all of it: how sap actually flows, how to make your own jar at home, who is still running up here, and what it took to get back to tapping after losing 4,000 trees in one storm.

https://45thlife.com/blogs/news/maple-season-on-the-45th-parallel-one-year-after-the-storm-that-almost-ended-it

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Maple season is back on the 45th Parallel. One year after an ice storm took a third of Michigan's crop, the sap is running and the producers who stayed are still here.

04/04/2026

We'll be closed Easter Sunday, April 5th. Back Wednesday, April 9th, during normal store hours.
Hope you get outside at least a little bit. Happy Easter from all of us at 45th Parallel.

04/01/2026

We're giving away this 6x6 biodiesel runabout.

45th Parallel. Biodiesel. Six wheels. Ready for wherever you're too afraid to take your actual truck.

Okay. We're not giving away the runabout.

But spring is here, new arrivals are in, and someone's wardrobe could use a refresh. Drop your email at the link below and we'll pick one person to win a $145 gift card. No purchase necessary.

The truck, for the record, is not included.

Winner picked on April 5th.

https://45thlife.com/pages/win

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03/28/2026

Everyone’s been talking about MoonBikes this winter, so we had to see for ourselves at Boyne Mountain Resort . Verdict: fast, fun, and just a little addictive.