MARQUETTE — Trails that can accommodate strollers, wheelchairs with tank treads and baby changing stations in men’s bathrooms are part of a push to accommodate a surge of new visitors at Michigan state parks. The parks system has taken an interest in serving new parents, people with ...
NEW YORK — Joan MacDonald’s health was in shambles at age 71. She was overweight and on numerous medications with high cholesterol, rising blood pressure and kidney trouble. Her daughter, a fitness coach, warned that she’d wind up an invalid if she didn’t turn things around. She did, ...
Older adults who are childless in the U.S. are more likely to be college educated, working and white than those with children, and their numbers are growing. About 1 in 6 adults age 55 and older are childless, and childless older women appear to be better positioned than men when it comes to ...
LANSING — As Ann Arbor readies for a one-year anniversary celebration of its decriminalization of psychedelic plants and fungi, state lawmakers are considering a similar move that would apply to the entire state. It would drop the punishment for possessing and using entheogenic plants and fungi that contain naturally occurring psilocybin, mescaline, ibogaine, psilocyn, dimethyltryptamine and other hallucinogenic compounds. Sens. Jeff Irwin, D-Ann Arbor, and Adam Hollier, D-Detroit, recently introduced the legislation. The bill would be the first step in encouraging research ...
MARQUETTE — The Upper Peninsula is often described as one giant outdoor playground with its pristine waters, miles of trails, natural scenery and endless opportunities for recreation. It can be argued that there’s no better place for an outdoors enthusiast. Unfortunately, as we grow ...
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Bernie Hoefgen of Eau Claire turned 80 in early August and commemorated the milestone by doing something that not a lot of 20-year-olds, much less octogenarians, do: walking 80-plus miles — more than 160,000 total steps — over four days. This was the 40th consecutive year that Hoefgen used extensive exercise to celebrate turning another page on the calendar. “When I turned 40 in 1981, I began the tradition of celebrating my birthday by a physical activity,” he said. “I called this the ‘thank God I am not dead yet birthday celebration.’ ...
