LANSING — Every day is a great day to take to the trails, and now you've got another terrific reason to get outside, enjoy your favorite path (or discover a new one) and reap the health benefits of immersing yourself in nature: Michigan Trails Week, which kicks off today continues through ...

“Summer’s end’s around the bend, just flying,” – John Prine The afternoon couldn’t make up its mind between sunny skies, cold winds and clouds threatening rain. I decided to spend those hours traveling gray-graveled backroads, looking for some respite from the hurry here and there ...

The weekly fishing report for the Western Upper Peninsula: • Ontonagon River: Angling efforts on the river were low over the past week. Recent rain showers left the river water very dirty. Walleye were caught in low numbers by those fishing with natural baits. • Ontonagon/Silver ...

Sunny, dry fall weather means bigger fire risk, especially in northern Lower Peninsula Michigan’s greatest fire risk is usually in the spring, but downed wood from the March ice storm in northern Michigan forests and a forecast string of dry days mean people need to be careful with fire ...

LANSING — Just in time for the start of Michigan’s ruffed grouse and American woodcock hunting seasons, hunters now have a new way to share information from their hunts. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has launched the Michigan Ruffed Grouse and Woodcock Dashboard, an ...

“I’ll be waiting here just for you, just for you and September days, it feels like years away,” – Mike Delevante This graveled two-track road doesn’t appear on state highway maps. Its existence presents only a faint trace of straight stretches and rounded corners set into this ...