COVID-19
2020 Festival cancellations deal blow to local economies
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Many festivals in the Great Lakes region were cancelled due to the pandemic, though tourists still visited in droves.
equity
“Accidental Wilderness” explores unique experience of an urban landscape
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“Accidental Wilderness” is a collection of essays and photographs describing the origins and ecology of Tommy Thompson Park in Toronto, named for a former Toronto Parks commissioner.
Recreation
National parks offer visitors a wintertime escape
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Many joys of the holiday season, such as getting together with loved ones, are on hold this year. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, restrictions on travel and sizable gatherings remain in place. However, many outdoor venues remain open, including national parks in the Great Lakes region.
Catch of the Day
A scenic drive becomes a scenic ski
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Touring is the winter art of enjoying the woods and the company you’re with. You just happen to do this on cross-country skis.
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Hunting booms as a respite from COVID-19, game processors say
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Business is booming for game processors this hunting season.
Recreation
Hunters need to avoid contaminated game
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To keep healthy this fall, deer hunters have more to worry about than just COVID-19 and the flu. On the beware list: a group of chemicals known as PFAS and lead from ammunition.
Recreation
Short drive to the wilderness
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Located only two hours from the northern part of Metro Detroit and an even a shorter drive from Flint and Saginaw, the Huron County Nature Center is a 280-acre oasis of woods and wetlands in an area of the state known mostly for sugar beets, navy beans and the sandy beaches of Saginaw Bay.
COVID-19
Hunters, anglers fret over outdoor restrictions
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With turkey season and UP walleye season scheduled to start soon, the extension of the governor’s stay-at-home order with travel restrictions and ban on motorized watercraft use are worrying hunters and anglers. DNR has made adjustments for turkey hunters.
Recreation
Question mark hangs over that grand Michigan tradition: summer camp
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Summer camps are an $18 billion industry, according to the American Camp Assocation’s Business Report. Michigan has over 451 summer camps.
Boating
Boaters can get online education but hunters out of luck
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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has canceled its in-person classes for outdoor safety certificates and is now offering only online courses.