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Lower alcohol levels for snowmobilers advances safety efforts

By Capital News Service | March 4, 2015

A new law lowered the maximum blood alcohol content allowed for snowmobile drivers from .1 percent to .08 percent.

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Yacht club named to historic site list

By Guest Contributor | February 26, 2015

Architectural style of 101-year-old club models seaside villas found in France, Spain and Italy.

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Poll: Natural resources are state’s best attributes but many residents favor cutting support

By admin | February 25, 2015

They trailed only prisons and unsure when residents asked where they would first cut state spending.

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Porcupine Mountains inspire artists

By Guest Contributor | February 25, 2015

The Porkie Artist-In-Residence Program brings artists to the Upper Peninsula to immerse themselves in their craft and the area each summer.

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License fee change generated more funds for Michigan natural resources

By Guest Contributor | February 16, 2015

The restructuring is expected to put more boots on the ground, waders in the water and eyes in the field.

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Michigan court to determine price of poached trophy buck

By Eric Freedman | January 26, 2015

Is it the value of the meat? The antlers? Of a trophy hunt?

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37 facts that prove Michigan is undeniably the greatest state

By | January 20, 2015

Buzzfeed writer, Ahmed Ali Akbar, lists 37 reason why Michigan is “undeniably the greatest state.”

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Hunter harassment conviction overturned in Illinois

By Eric Freedman | January 15, 2015

The court said that the anti-harassment law exempts disruptive behavior that involves legal use of one’s own property by landowners and tenants.

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Federal study ahead for boating tourism study of Michigan harbors

By Capital News Service | December 24, 2014

The Michigan Sea Grant was awarded money by the federal government for a yearlong economic study that will help Michigan’s Great Lakes coastal communities capitalize on the growing recreational boating market by researching ways to draw more tourists to the area.

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Mr. Great Lakes: Bike trails and superstorms

By Jeff Kart | November 24, 2014

Jeff Kart, Mr. Great Lakes discusses superstorm research that may save your life and new bike trails in Bay City.

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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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