Tamarack Cabin
Ski on down the River Trail and it will lead you to this cozy cabin. Nestled in the woods near snowshoe and ski trails Tamarack is a great choice for a ABR cabin stay. Brian Murphy, Foundation volunteer on the Philanthropy Committee, has a special love for this cabin. In his words Tamarack is a cozy retreat in the middle of a winter paradise.
It’s not for everyone, for sure, but for us it’s perfect. It takes an effort to get there. We bring our food and gear on sleds from the parking lot.
After a day of skiing, we snowshoe to the sauna at the trailhead. We then warm up some chili or soup and settle in for a night of games and reading. A long winter’s nap follows. In the morning, coffee and oatmeal are prepared to sustain us for the day. Rinse and repeat. It’s magical. Karen and I love the Tamarack cabin so much we wanted to know the meaning of the word Tamarack.
Tamarack is a cozy retreat in the middle of a winter paradise.
We knew it was a tree, but we learned from the Adirondack Almanac that the word “tamarack” is the Algonquian name for the species and means ‘wood used for snowshoes. We found this to be providential as Karen and I met while taking a snowshoeing course in suburban Chicago.
We decided right then and there to name our new home in Southwest Michigan, Tamarack. We think of ABR every day!
