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Outdoors

From data centers to invasive carp

Upon taking office in January, President Donald Trump immediately began taking action to expand gas and oil production, driving environmental stories across the nation, and of course, at home here in Michigan. The president’s pursuit of energy dominance – despite the U.S. producing record ...

Outdoors North: John Pepin

“As I walk on through troubled times, my spirit gets so downhearted sometimes, so where are the strong and who are the trusted where is the harmony, sweet harmony,” – Nick Lowe Is there an escape, a place to go on this side of death where the real peace of life cannot only be felt, but ...

Outdoors North: John Pepin

“Holly’s in the window, home is where the wind blows, can’t walk for runnin’ Christmas time’s a-comin’,” – Tex Logan Past the dimmed and cracked corners of the memories in my mind’s eye, I can see those week-before-Christmas days of my very young boyhood. Even in those early ...

Mystery Solved

Nine months after two cougar kittens were documented in the Upper Peninsula, a new trail camera photo indicates the elusive animals are still alive and living with their mother. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources verified the Dec. 6 photo of an adult cougar being followed by two ...

Expanding the program

HOUGHTON – Isle Royale National Park is expanding its Artist-in-Residence programs in coordination with America250 celebrations for summer 2026. Applications for these programs will be accepted between Jan. 2 and Feb. 16, 2026. The three programs offered will include: • Established ...

Eat Safe Fish

LANSING – The Great Lakes PFAS Action Network (GLPAN) has announced the launch of a new interactive online mapping tool that allows Michiganders to easily search for bodies of water that have health and consumption warnings for PFOS (a type of PFAS) in fish. Developed in collaboration with ...