Book focused on 48 trails off M-22

After writing guidebooks for nearly 45 years, Jim DuFresne decided to hang up his hat and retire across Grand Traverse Bay in Elk Rapids. He sat down with the Leelanau Enterprise to talk about his career, writing process, and one of the bestselling guidebooks for Leelanau County.

As part of his retirement, DuFresne sold the publishing rights to “The Trails of M-22: 48 of the Most Beautiful Paths Along Michigan’s Most Beautiful Highway” to the Traverse City-based publisher Mission Point Press.

With Mission Point printing a new, third edition of his “Trails of M-22” book this year, DuFresne’s guide to the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and other public lands in Leelanau County looks poised to continue guiding hikers for years to come.