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Seeking to boost tourism year-around, communities from Alpena to Gaylord and into the Upper Peninsula are adding winter events to lure visitors during the slow season. Is it working? Kind of.
A new ordinance in Brooks Township includes a host of hard-to-meet permit conditions for any new cemetery. ‘Green burial’ proponents say they’re being unfairly targeted. Local leaders say they’re merely protecting groundwater.
What happened in Fremont is exactly the sort of mire the state was hoping to prevent when it passed siting reforms in November 2023, creating an alternative pathway for zoning applications.
Both hires are intended to beef up coverage of underserved areas and topics. Newsletter launches are planned in the next few months, following a period of big growth at Bridge.
What’s on tap this weekend in Michigan: Fish without a license, world-championship ice fishing, maple-syrup making and illuminated trails. Make the most of it.
While there is no evidence of an established population below the Mackinac Bridge, state biologists say there is some suitable habitat in the peninsula’s far northern reaches.
At Michigan national parks, lakeshores and hiking trails, officials are grappling with a hiring freeze and potential loss of federal funding under Trump, who is vowing to cut wasteful government spending.
Warmer temperatures and reduced ice cover on the Great Lakes are making Michigan winters messier, leading to more intense lake-effect snow and disruptions to winter activities like ice fishing.
From Detroit to Hancock, hardy souls are beating the winter blahs by swimming in lakes and rivers. Why this pandemic pastime — and Finnish tradition — has found staying power in Michigan.
Logging, overfishing and competition from non-native trout wiped out Michigan’s Arctic grayling population nearly a century ago. But the fish will soon swim again in tributaries of the Boardman, Manistee and Maple rivers.
Beginning Aug. 1, Michigan's state parks will increase fees for modern and semi-modern campsites. The price hike is the first in three years and is designed to keep up with rising operational costs, including utilities and supplies.
Wolverine Power Cooperative is slated to buy over half the power generated at the plant. It says the reopening could help rural electric cooperatives reach the state’s climate goals a decade ahead of time and keep prices steady.
