Welcome to Uncommon Adventures!  We specialize in guided coastal kayaking trips, sea kayak instruction, backcountry flyfishing and corporate retreats. We do camping and lodge-based trips in Michigan / Great Lakes area, Alaska, Honduras, Iceland and more. We are known for professional certified instructors, outstanding food, and quality equipment that help create an enjoyable learning environment for all experience levels. Since 1984, our expert guides, passion for the outdoors, and high standards have made us a terrific find for individuals, small groups and corporations!

Mission Statement

"We live in a highly developed nation, with very specialized jobs, packed schedules and to-do lists that rival the roll in the bathroom. It is the beginning of the 21st century and we have never been more divorced from the planet that gives us life. I've developed these programs to address a screaming need for us all to get our hands dirty, our feet wet and breathe the musky aroma of earth back into our lungs. Put down that cell phone, go off-line, get out of the race...come outside and play."

-Michael Gray, Director

Kayaking, Wine and a side order of Carp Water to Wine Kayak Weekend.... This past weekend was a new program test driven by two great couples from Ann Arbor combining morning kayak forays around Old Mission Peninsula with afternoon sampling of some of the finer vineyard products of the region. We were lucky to be blessed with extremely settled ...

News Flash?Michigan Summer put on Hold? What is summer?  Is it a date on our calendars here in N. America?  Does it begin when school lets out?  Is it when the mercury climbs to balmy temps?  I contend that it is an attitude.  It could be flip-flops,  floral print shirts and rum drinks in front of ...

Re-entry and Reunions Coming back into the States and slamming gears into the high speed, instant messaging, express lane, espresso charged, text crazed, fast food, speed date, multi-tasked, super-sized, midnight madness sale mentality just makes me want to hug myself and crawl into a corner and rock back and forth.  Re-entry shock of ...

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