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COVID-19 could cut millions of dollars of Michigan’s outdoor-related revenue

By Lucas Day | March 24, 2020

Ski resorts are closing early and boating and RV sales could be harmed by an extended economic downturn. Outdoor retailers that rely on face-to-face sales may be especially hurt.

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Hike and camp at state parks, but forget big weddings and trail races

By Eryn Ho | March 19, 2020

While the state closes indoor public venues like the Michigan History Museum because of the coronavirus, you can still enjoy outdoor recreational facilities. So far.

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Michigan lawmakers weigh renewable energy expansion

By Eryn Ho | March 2, 2020

Solar supporters want to remove cap on how much juice they sell to utilities. But utilities say what they cannot recover the true cost of that energy.

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Shipwrecked schooner with unique centerboard gets historic designation

By Meghan King | November 7, 2019

Unique design helped vessel handle the wind and adjust its configuration to pass through canals.

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Great Lakes states join emissions lawsuit

By Tasia Bass | October 22, 2019

Challengers say Trump air rules usurp state authority to address climate change.

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The first Great Lakes steamboat was a Walk in the Water

By Carol Abbey-Mensah | October 21, 2019

Marine artist and historian Robert McGreevy tells the tale of the first Great Lakes steamboat. Parts of it ended up in the steeple of a Presbyterian church in Lancaster, New York.

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Shifting sands: dune lovers address challenges of moving landscape

By Helen Korneffel | October 2, 2019

A dune summit in Lansing looks at the economic impact of the state’s popular landscape feature and the conservation and management changes ahead.

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Great Lakes make for great moods

By Andrew Blok | September 18, 2019

A new study shows that people living away from the Great Lakes are hospitalized for anxiety and mood disorders slightly more frequently than those who live nearer to them.

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Michigan’s Sleeping Bear gets hot wake up call

By Andrew Blok | August 26, 2019

The northwest part of Michigan’s lower peninsula has already warmed two degrees Celsius since pre-industrial times, double that in most of the rest of the country, according to an analysis of federal temperature data dating back to 1895.

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Pick Petoskey stones while they’re hot

By Mark Trifilio | August 23, 2019

Rising water gives rockhounds an assist.

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Environmental news of the Great Lakes region from the Knight Center for Environmental Journalism at Michigan State University.

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