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Best Rivers in the State

Editor's note: his story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com. DETROIT — When Bridge Michigan decided to launch the River Awards as part of a summer-long series on rivers, we didn’t know which ...

A Great Lakes legacy

SAULT STE. MARIE – Most avid anglers can only dream about the exotic places where they would love to land their next big fish. Richard Barch, of Tecumseh, Mich. is one of those lucky outdoorsmen who has been able to fish and hunt in many places around the world, including some of these ...

Shining bright

Calumet TOWNSHIP– Earlier this month, the Houghton Keweenaw Conservation District (HKCD) welcomed the public to its Diamond Jubilee celebration at Calumet Township's Waterworks Park as the organization turned 75 this year. Though the organization has changed leadership many times over the ...

Outdoors North

“Country roads, take me home, to the place I belong,” – John Denver I had just pulled out of the drive-through line and grabbed my container of French fries out of the paper bag. I hit the highway like a man possessed, and by that, I mean I felt like I was breaking down inside, becoming ...

Magnificent Michigamme Highlands

MARQUETTE — Among the wildest of Michigan’s wild places, the rugged Michigamme Highlands has some of the most important natural geography in the Great Lakes region. Made up of vast forests, sparkling lakes, winding trout streams and granite outcroppings, the landscape is truly ...

Outdoors North

“I want to fly like an eagle to the sea, fly like an eagle, let my spirit carry me,” – Steve Miller When twilight fades and the darkness falls, the movements of heavenly bodies and grandeur of the incredible nighttime skies come into their own. Way beyond midnight, it’s in those ...