Walleye is now the most harvested species in the Michigan waters of the Great Lakes, followed by yellow perch. These findings are part of the 2025 Statewide Angler Survey Program (also known as “creel survey”) estimates recently announced by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources ...

KEWEENAW — A family of five from L’Anse returned safely to shore Tuesday night after their 31-foot sailboat became stuck on rocks in Keweenaw Bay. The family was sailing on Lake Superior from the Portage Canal in Houghton County to the L’Anse Marina in Baraga County – about a 15-mile ...

Put down those matches. With fire danger levels extreme across the majority of the Upper Peninsula and very high across the northern Lower Peninsula, Wednesday and Thursday are not the days to burn in Michigan. Leave yard waste piled for a later day, watch your camp or cooking fire and make ...

“I look up to you 'cause nothin' else makes any sense now. I look up to you 'cause ev'rything else brings me down. I look up to you and all of your stars up there twinkling. I look up to you and all of the wise things you know,” – Steve Forbert It’s a warm evening – late. I’m ...

We’re well into spring, which means baby wildlife season is here. If you come across baby wildlife like fawns, bunnies or birds, the best thing you can do is leave them where they are. Animals like rabbits and fawns are often left alone for hours while their mothers look for food. This is ...

The Michigan Departments of Agriculture and Rural Development and Natural Resources are reminding residents and visitors that invasive pests and diseases can hitchhike in untreated firewood, spreading easily from one location to another. Many of these harmful pests, including hemlock woolly ...