By Sterling McGinn The new lower falls all-access pedestrian bridge, part of a $1.28 million project at Tahquamenon Falls State Park, was officially dedicated on Monday, August 15 and named in honor of Ronald A. Olson—the veteran chief of the Department of Natural...
By Jayne Roohr, Michigan DNR & Mike McCarthy, Chippewa Luce Mackinac Conservation District It is no secret that Michigan is home to many natural wonders and diverse bird species, making it a location that bird-viewers, also known as birders, flock to. Across the...
By Dan Hardenbrook University of Michigan Football Coach Jim Harbaugh knows how to build championship teams. As a player for the Wolverines under the legendary Coach Bo Schembechler, a starting quarterback in the NFL, and a successful coach at the college and...
By Carol Stiffler That’s how Helga Flower sees the world: Art is everywhere. Flower moves through her days with art on her mind, always thinking, always working. A prolific artist, Flower has become world famous for her work, which is predominantly watercolor...
By Carol Stiffler A rumor ripped through Newberry last weekend, fueled by Facebook: The Tahqua-Land Theatre was about to reopen, and would be showing Top Gun: Maverick. Show times were shared. The rumor was very nearly true. “We were trying to make the rumors true,”...
By Carol Stiffler A 4,084 acre parcel of land on the northern side of Luce County might be the county’s best kept secret. Owned and managed by the Nature Conservancy, the land is technically public. It fully contains the 45-acre McMahon Lake, for which the preserve is...