Recreation
Michigan filmmaker sets coming of age story in Upper Peninsula
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“Superior” based on 1,300 mile bicycle trip taken by two boys at the crossroads of uncertain futures.
Recreation
Minnesota-based artist travels around the Great Lakes in four months
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Current State talks with a Minnesota-based poet artist who traveled along all the Great Lakes shorelines this summer for his project H.O.M.E.S.
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The Food Fix: ArtPrize artist creates piece on water scarcity
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The Food Fix podcasters visited ArtPrize in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan, to talk to people who are taking a more artistic route to feed the world.
Recreation
Grants boost hunter access in Michigan’s northern Lower Peninsula
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An expanded Michigan land-access initiative will open more private land to hunters in the northern Lower Peninsula.
Recreation
New grants to promote snowmobiling in Michigan
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Michigan snowmobile trail expansion could boost local economy, but private land conflicts are likely to emerge.
Recreation
Great Lakes states ranked for water action
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From state park visitors traversing a river trail to licensed fishers scoring a fish tale, 28 states measured water activity using park reports and other publicly available data.
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Free boat wash targets Michigan invaders
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Michigan State University is fighting the state’s worst aquatic invaders with mobile lakeside education and free boat washes.
Recreation
Michigan “Dark Sky” park offers meteor shower viewing
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The Perseid meteor shower is back this month, and prime viewing spots are close to the Mackinac Bridge.
Recreation
Public service announcement: heed warning flags
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This Be Current Smart video covers exactly what those flags at the beach mean, and why it’s so important to pay attention to them.
Recreation
Public service announcement: escape dangerous currents
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Here’s another tip from Be Current Smart to keep yourself safe around dangerous currents this summer.