More than 81 million Americans camped in 2024, including 5.8 million first-time campers, according to a new report from The Dyrt, a popular camping app that tracks industry trends. The company released its 2025 Camping Report last month, highlighting shifts in camping behavior and ongoing ...
MUNISING — Pure Michigan is encouraging travelers to stop and smell the tulips this year through its promotion of slow tourism practices. The Pure Michigan campaign predicts that the slow travel trend will surge in popularity in 2025 as people seek ways to unwind from “years of ...
In a dark deep canyon, on a north-facing slope where sunlight rarely shines, a couple of fallen trees had been laid across a big drop in the narrow trail. A tiny creek twisted back and forth below. After the winter snows fall, the trees vanish under the accumulation of snow and ice, providing the appearance of a magnificent ice bridge. Walking across it, I feel like I’m walking on air or smoke. It reminds me of those bridges sometimes seen in old scary movies or television shows, those dreamy conveyances depicting a hazy, foggy pathway spanning this world and the next, or winding ...
HANCOCK — Thirty projects statewide, including two in the Upper Peninsula, have received funding to advance reuse, repair, and recovery of materials and grow markets for recycled materials The projects from the public, private, and nonprofit sectors will share $5.6 million in Circular Economy Grants to advance recycling and develop Michigan’s circular supply chains. The Circular Economy Grants are funded by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energ as part of NextCycle Michigan, an accelerator program advancing innovative business and community solutions to ...
MARQUETTE — Invasive species are a growing problem in Michigan and the U.S. During National Invasive Species Awareness Week (Feb. 24 - 28), Michigan’s Invasive Species Program is joining efforts across all 50 states to encourage everyone to take action to prevent the introduction and spread of harmful plants, animals and diseases. Michigan’s Invasive Species Program is cooperatively implemented by the Michigan departments of Agriculture and Rural Development; Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy; and Natural Resources. The program includes a network of 22 cooperative invasive ...
MARQUETTE — When deer season ends and before bird season begins there is a way for sportsmen to still enjoy the thrill of hunting in the northern Michigan woods. Predator hunting, the taking of animal predators such as coyotes and foxes, is legal year-round in the state. There is no bag limit on coyotes or foxes, although only two bobcats are allowed during the few months of winter during which the cats are in season. Michigan Department of Natural Resources forest technician Tom Burnis, an avid predator hunter, explained how the act of enticing predators involves posing as their ...
