Spring in the Ozarks brings a few reliable indicators that winter is finally loosening its grip: blossoming trees, longer afternoons, and colorful kite festivals.

Spectators are encouraged to come down to the bay and watch participants as they hurl themselves into Humboldt Bay for the Redwood Discovery Museum.

That’s basically what happens when you drive through the Tunnel of Trees near Harbor Springs, Michigan, except instead of meeting a talking lion, you’re meeting approximately 20 miles of the most ...