Capital News Service
Snowmobile sales rebound but less snow, fewer riders slow recovery
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The cost of the sport, warm winters and the lasting impacts of the Great Recession have all left their mark on Michigan’s snowmobiling industry.
Capital News Service
Legal strings attached to airbow
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An Upper Peninsula lawmaker wants to create more hunting experiences for disabled people through legalizing the airbow.
Capital News Service
Holiday season underway for Michigan’s Christmas tree growers
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By the end of October, Michigan tree farmers will be harvesting trees and shipping them to stores and Christmas tree lots in several states.
Recreation
Disabilities no longer a barrier to Great Lakes
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Businesses that cater to people with disabilities are expanding all across the Great Lakes region, because people are demanding it.
Capital News Service
Decline in boat registrations creating a lack of funding for marine patrols
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Officials agree that requiring canoe and kayak registration would improve the funding problem.
Capital News Service
Hikers have a new Michigan favorite: Mount Arvon
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Mount Arvon is the highest point in Michigan.
Echo
From the top of Mt. Baldy
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Learn about one of the finest mountain-top panoramas in Michigan: the Keweenaw’s Mt. Baldy.
Podcasts
Order Up: The Bear Claw Cafe has bears everywhere but the menu
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The Bear Claw Cafe in Copemish is full of bears. Don’t worry, the bears are only decorative. But they are a part of a unique diner whose owner wants you to look at the animal differently.
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Anglers target bowfishing for carp decrease
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Many people consider carp to be a ‘trash fish,’ but fly fishing for carp is very popular in northern Michigan. This year though, guides have cancelled trips and lost thousands of dollars because they can’t find the fish. Some blame another growing sport: bowfishing.