According to The Dyrt 2025 Camping Report, 81.1 million Americans camped in 2024, down slightly from the previous year. Nearly 6 million of those were first-time campers, and KOA reports 61% were Gen Z or millennials. The trend is driven by a desire to slow down, get back to nature and add ...

Ever wish you could get paid to fish? Well, don’t quit your day job, but do get out on the water this summer for the Midwest Walleye Challenge — you’ll have the chance to win cash prizes and provide useful information to fisheries biologists. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources ...

“And so it goes, but where it’s going, no one knows,” — Nick Lowe It was earlier than usual when I found my way to this secluded and serene pocket within these remote northern backwoods. I sat on a log, looking and probably feeling like a bird that had just slammed itself, face first, ...

St. Ignace: Just off the Wawatam Lighthouse and in front of Mackinac Island, lake trout anglers were successful trolling downriggers with spoons. Greens, silvers, whites, and purples were good colors to use. Suckers were in at the Carp River. Grand Marais: When strong winds were not prevalent ...

“Get back to the country, back where it all began; get back to the country, back on the road again,” – Neil Young “The old graveled and rocky road ahead of me looked like it had taken a significant beating over the wintertime. It was gray and weathered, seemingly starved, shriveled and ...

By SAGE SCOTT Associated Press In 2023, the Centers for Disease Control reported that an estimated 450,000 Americans suffered from alpha-gal syndrome or AGS. Numbers may be higher since AGS is not a reportable condition, which means health care providers don't have to notify public health ...