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Outdoor, resource-based recreational activities.

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Third Coast surf swell is not so swell…

By Meghan Callan | July 21, 2019

Record high water levels are threatening Great Lakes surfing.

Hiking

Minong Ridge Trail: One tough trek

By Jim DuFresne | July 8, 2019

The Minong Ridge trail on Isle Royale is “arguably the hardest hike in Michigan.”

Echo

Lake Erie paddleboarders leave as scheduled

By Andrew Blok | June 18, 2019

Three paddleboarders set out this morning as scheduled on an 80-mile trip across Lake Erie to raise money for Great Lakes research.

Catch of the Day

Michigan company creates endangered species game

By Will Grimm | April 24, 2019

Gamers with an environmental interest have until Friday to order a special edition of  a new board game designed around helping endangered species.

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Can a name change bring more visitors to Indiana Dunes?

By Andrew Blok | April 8, 2019

The National Park Service operates memorials, historic sites, nature preserves, parkways, parks and dozens of other facilities. Sixty-one are national parks and three are national lakeshores. Can a name change draw visitors?

Catch of the Day

What’s the recipe for a Michigan beautiful place?

By David Poulson | March 26, 2019

MLive recently published a list of the most beautiful places in each Michigan county.

Catch of the Day

Clarion named Pennsylvania’s river of the year

By Gina Navaroli | February 12, 2019

The popular waterway is known for public recreation and secret musky holes.

angling

More women are fishin’—but not enough to offset the drop in men

By Eric Freedman | January 30, 2019

The findings of a recent study reflect a major challenge facing natural resource agencies in the Great Lakes region: how to recruit, retain and reactivate anglers.

Snowmobiling
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With preseason sales up, snowmobile industry hoping for snow

By Kaley Fech | November 28, 2018

Traffic on Michigan snowmobile trails took a nosedive during the recession but was up last year.

Podcasts

Blazing trails – water trails – in Michigan

By CurrentCast | August 8, 2018

Marked water trails in this state make it easy for people to give paddling a try.

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Catch of the Day

  • Michigan Press Association honors Echo reporters

    Ten Great Lakes Echo reporters recently scored honors in the 2023 Michigan Press Association’s College Better Newspaper Contest.  “Our bench is deep, but it has to be to cover the world’s most important beat,” said Echo Editor David Poulson

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Commentary

  • GUEST COMMENTARY: Speak up to stop the spotted lanternfly and other invaders

    By David Strayer If you’ve driven Michigan’s highways lately, you’ve probably seen the billboards: a big picture of a lanternfly, with the message, “See it. Squish it. Report it.” This is good advice, as far as it goes, but it should go further. The spotted lanternfly is a serious pest that is poised to cause […]

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Podcasts

  • Four electric buses will hit University of Michigan’s campus next summer

    Power is supplied to the electric motor very quickly which gives the electric bus high performance and rapid acceleration.

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COVID-19

  • Communities welcome return of winter festivals

    By Sammy Schuck Most people may know that festivals attract people to Michigan communities. What most may not know is that festivals and events in the state are an annual $1 billion industry, according to Michigan Festivals and Events Association CEO Mike Szukhent. According to Szukhent, the lack of winter festivals last year “hit hard.” […]

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