By Isabella Figueroa Nogueira
Minnesota anglers are facing a shortage of one of the state’s most popular baitfish, and fish farmers are looking for ways to fill the gap.
Climate
Varying snowfall’s effect on winter sport conditions in Canada
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By Amelia Fraser
When many people think of winter sports and hobbies, snow often comes to mind. But what happens when the snow is no longer around? Climate change studies have shown that as the planet warms, snowfall will decline, leaving skiing, snowboarding and other winter sports at risk of fading into memory.
Recreation
Conservation, research and community collaboration aid in successful 2026 Black Lake sturgeon season
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The 2026 sturgeon season on Black Lake in Michigan lasted all of 48 minutes before the annual quota – six – was reached. There were 653 anglers competing for them.
Art
Book explores Hemingway’s experiences ‘up north’
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By Julia Belden
An Alanson-raised author whose book on Ernest Hemingway’s ties to Northern Michigan explains the region’s influence on the novelist’s work. The book “Picturing Hemingway’s Michigan,” has just been released in paperback.
Cities & Suburbs
Book helps residents, visitors, use Chicago’s public transit to access recreational sites
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By Joshua Kim
“Chicago Transit Hikes,” a new book by Lindsay Welbers, aims to help Chicago residents and visitors reach outdoor recreation sites car-free.
Recreation
Great Lakes books for your holiday gift list
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By Eric Freedman
Looking for a holiday gift for a reader who loves the Great Lakes? Here are five prospects to consider – and what our reporters learned from interviewing their authors this year.
Cities & Suburbs
New book shares how Mackinac Island became Michigan’s tourism gem
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By Isabella Figueroa Nogueria
Frank Boles, a retired Central Michigan University historian, has spent decades documenting Michigan’s past. His latest book, “Visiting Mackinac: 150 Years of Tourism at Michigan’s Fabled Straits,” explores how Mackinac Island and the surrounding Straits region became a hub for travelers from across the country.
Recreation
Wake boats make big waves, bigger clashes on Michigan lakes. Time for limits?
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By Emilio Perez Ibarguen
Homeowners and environmental groups are pushing for reforms to restrict
wake boats to deeper areas far from shore, aligning Michigan law with existing guidance from the
Department of Natural Resources. A handful of states including Maine, Vermont and Tennessee in recent years have passed laws limiting wakeboarding to specific areas or deeper waters, while a push to do so in Michigan last year was dead in the water in Lansing. Wake boat enthusiasts say they’re being scapegoated for a larger problem.
Recreation
Michigan’s summer is ripe with produce festivals
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By Kayte Marshall
Hail to the annual produce and food crop festivals. We learn about the Shepherd Maple Syrup Festival and Romeo Peach Festival and talk to Pure Michigan.
Recreation
Picnics and Porcupines: Book explores history of eating outside in the U.P.
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By Isabella Figueroa
A new book explores how picnics in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula have brought communities together, connecting the past through nature with a shared meal outdoors.
Recreation
State program brings fourth graders to state parks
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By Kayte Marshall
The DNR’s Nature Awaits program brings fourth graders to more than two dozen state parks, including ones in Mattawan, Holland, Paradise, Norton Shores and Detroit.