Online land auctions feature riverfront, lakefront, and forest acreage, with proceeds funding future public recreation and conservation efforts Photo: A 14-acre-plus, forested parcel in Briley Township, Montmorency County, with approximately 2,000 feet of frontage on the Thunder Bay River. Courtesy of DNR. Whether you’re looking for investment property, recreational land, or a quiet slice of ...
A $24.6 million federal award to protect 4,000 acres of farmland and forest in southern Michigan has been rescinded, threatening conservation efforts and rural livelihoods. Legacy Land Conservancy vows to appeal. Image by Albrecht Fietz from Pixabay A $24.6 million federal conservation award intended to protect 4,000 acres of farmland and forest in southeast Michigan has been rescinded, ...
Celebrate the Pathway to Renewal mosaic’s restoration July 19 at TimberTown Park with art activities, refreshments, and a tribute to Chelsea’s public art legacy. Photo: Before and after photos of the butterfly on The Pathway to Renewal. Courtesy of Chelsea Parks & Rec TimberTown Reimagined is in the home stretch. With the pickleball courts and ...
Discover why Michigan, with the most lighthouses in the U.S., stands as a beacon of Great Lakes history, from women keepers to top lighthouse destinations. Photo: South Haven Lighthouse courtesy of Robert Kelch If you had to guess which state has the most lighthouses, which would you choose? Perhaps Maine, the ‘lighthouse state.’ Or maybe ...
City Council supports project to replace invasive species with native prairie plants Photo: Mill Creek in Dexter. Photo by Doug Marrin. At the June 23 Dexter City Council meeting, Terry Sharik of the Parks and Recreation Commission presented a proposal seeking Council’s support for a restoration project along Mill Creek. The initiative, led by Ann ...
A chilling discovery at South Lake Desor Campground adds to Isle Royale’s long history of isolation and tragedy. Photo: Photo of South Lake Desor by daveynin, via Flickr, used under CC BY 2.0. By all accounts, it began with the slamming of a latrine door. Then came the screams. Not brief, not accidental, but drawn ...
Discover the hidden dangers of the Great Lakes in John U. Bacon’s The Gales of November, a gripping new book on the Edmund Fitzgerald disaster. In his forthcoming book The Gales of November, author John U. Bacon explores the unique, often underestimated dangers of the Great Lakes. While many view these inland seas as scenic ...
In the heart of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, GPS collars, drones, and field research are revealing new insights into the lives and deaths of one of the region’s most iconic animals – the moose. Photo: A collared cow moose nurses her calf in the western Upper Peninsula. This photo, captured using high-powered zoom from a drone ...
Photo: McCargo Cove campground is one of many backcountry campsites on Isle Royale. Photo by Doug Marrin. Park rangers at Isle Royale National Park responded to a tragic discovery late Sunday, June 8, after receiving two separate reports of deceased individuals at an unnamed remote backcountry campground. Rangers hiked 11 miles overnight and confirmed early ...
By: Izzy Ross, IPR Photo: A smoky haze settled over Traverse City, as seen from the top of Copper Ridge Drive on June 26, 2023. Smoke caused poor air quality and hampered visibility across northern Michigan. (Photo: Ed Ronco/IPR News) This coverage is made possible through a partnership between IPR and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. ...
Scientists have discovered that the oldest intact rock in the United States is not in Minnesota or Wyoming, but in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The 3.62-billion-year-old Watersmeet Gneiss is rewriting geological history. Scientists say a new study shows the oldest known exposed rock in the United States is nestled deep in the forests of Michigan’s Upper ...
Dexter students as well as baseball and softball players and their families have had a close up view this spring of the Killdeer, and its unique nesting habits. Over the past two months, Killdeer birds have made their nests in a couple of spots around the school district campus. One at the Quad baseball/softball fields, ...
Discover how the Mason-Arenac Line divides Michigan’s north and south, why it matters for land management, and explore the unique recreation areas like Waterloo-Pinckney, Island Lake, and Brighton in the southern Lower Peninsula. Ask ten Michiganders where “Up North” begins, and you’ll likely get ten different answers. Some say it’s the Mackinac Bridge. Others argue ...
From Lake of the Clouds to Isle Royale, discover how a failed split in Earth’s crust created some of Michigan’s most iconic landscapes. Photo: The richly colored sandstone cliffs and sculpted archways of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore reveal layers of sediment laid down as ancient inland seas filled the Midcontinent Rift basin. Photo by Alexeys ...
Efforts to protect Michigan waters and economy gain presidential backing Photo: Asian grass carp. Photo by Wrangel In a move aimed at safeguarding the ecological and economic integrity of the Great Lakes, President Trump issued a Presidential Memorandum on May 13, 2025, ordering key federal agencies to accelerate efforts to stop invasive carp from entering ...
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