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Trails that can accommodate strollers, wheelchairs with tank treads and baby changing stations in men’s bathrooms are part of a push to accommodate a surge of new visitors at Michigan state parks.
2020 was a record year for visitors at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. But this year hasn’t kept up.
Parks around the Great Lakes are expecting a spike in visitation this season as the United States and Canada continue to distribute COVID-19 vaccines.
A look at Peninsula Point in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
More fishing trips could cause more damage to native fish populations in the Canadian portion of the Great Lakes than aquatic invasive species, according to a recent study.
Organizations are striving to make nature accessible to everyone.
Demand for mountain bikes has skyrocketed.
As pandemic restrictions pushed people outdoors in 2020, visitors sought refuge in the National Parks System.
The COVID-19 pandemic indirectly caused more drownings in the Great Lakes, according to a study published in the journal Ocean and Coastal Management.
Indiana’s program was inspired by a similar successful passport program in Iowa.