Category Archives: Camping & RVs

Michigan Fall Color Tour: The Pictured Rocks

October 4, 2007 – 9:21 am

Miners Castle – October 2006 Let’s jump over to the eastern side of the UP for the next color tour of Munising – Newberry – Grand Marais … and the Pictured Rocks. The highlight of this tour is of course the stunning Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore., (be sure to check out Lars Jensen’s other Pictured [...]

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Quincy Mine, Copper Country and the Keweenaw Peninsula

August 17, 2007 – 9:46 am

Abandoned Quincy Mine by Terrapin Dawg Last Friday the New York Times had a nice feature on the Quincy Mine and Copper Country (aka the Keweenaw Peninsula) that begins… Four hundred feet underground, in a musty, dripping passage into the Quincy Mine, Ed Yarbrough pointed to a dark opening in the wall. “Here’s an old [...]

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Share your Great Lakes story or photo

August 13, 2007 – 8:51 am

The July winners of the Healthy Lakes, Healthy Lives story & photo contest have been announced. The deadline for the August contest is August 20th, so there’s still time to enter (click that link above for details!). They have been kind enough to allow us to reprint the 1st place story in the General category, [...]

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Assignment: Why Michigan is the best state in the country

February 21, 2007 – 9:45 am

Drift at Sunrise by CaptPiper We received an email from Mitchell Hirsch asking for a little help. We thought our Michigan-loving audience be able to help him out a little. In addition to mailing the things he asks for, maybe you could post a couple links to things he can print out. It’s our duty [...]

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Vol I, No. 1: Introduce Your Michigan Business or Organization!

January 25, 2007 – 9:16 pm

This is a page where we asked folks to say hello. Lots of them did! The current version of Introduce Your Michigan Business or Organization is right there. Share this:

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Buck Wilder brings the outdoors home

December 20, 2006 – 9:12 am

The Traverse City Record-Eagle has a nice feature on Traverse City’s Tim Smith, author and alter-ego of the popular “Buck Wilder” children’s book series that is worth a read. Smith self-published Buck Wilder’s Small Fry Fishing Guide and sold 100,000 copies in the first year. He has released a lot of titles in the 10 [...]

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Should the DNR raise hunting license fees?

November 29, 2006 – 8:40 am

Rob takes aim, copy; Jenni Jones This Lansing State Journal editorial agrees with a Michigan Department of Natural Resources advisory panel recommendation (panel report – pdf) to increase the cost of hunting, fishing and trapping licenses. The LSJ says that the ultimate decision rests with the Legislature and that in the face of looming deficits: [...]

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Absolute Michigan Fall Guide 2006

September 13, 2006 – 2:05 pm

Fall Drive by Greg Jensen Fall is a wonderful time to hit the road and explore Michigan. Whether you head out to a cider mill/u-pick, take a color tour, hunt, fish, hike or just wander the backroads in search of the state’s many hidden treasures, the next few months are ripe for the pickin’. Check [...]

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Isle Royale

May 26, 2006 – 4:54 pm

Isle Royale is one of the largest islands in the Great Lakes. Located in the northwest corner of Lake Superior, Isle Royale is actually an archipelago (a series of islands). The largest island is called Isle Royale. The entire island chain is 45 miles long and 9 miles wide at its widest point. Because Isle [...]

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