Finding Fun in Michigan & Beyond
by For all its rugged wilderness, Isle Royale also offers amenities of home for those visitors not bringing their own tent and canoe. With a little planning and inside knowledge, the island park can be a great trip for seniors wanting to have an awesome wilderness experience.
by The times of greatest shipbuilding in the Great Lakes region was during the lumbering era. From 1839 until the early 1890s, the virgin old-growth Michigan forests were cut down to produce lumber for growing towns and cities in the lower Great Lakes. Michigan was the nation’s leading lumber producer from 1869 until about 1900. The only way to transport finished milled lumber from the shore side mills in the Great Lakes was by ship.
by In the waning days of the fairness doctrine, and before the cheaply produced and political “talk radio” took over the AM band, Night Flight 760 dominated the night.
by Today Pigeon is the wind capital of Michigan. Once a rural railway stop for the Pontiac, Oxford, and Port Austin Railroad and Saginaw, Tuscola, Huron Railroad
by The MI Diaries project asks participants about their experiences and stories during the COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan.
It’s a chance to be part of history by passing down your experiences during this challenging time.
by Learning the major effects of ice on the Great Lakes will be crucial. Access to ice cover data is essential. Ice on the Great Lakes …
by It’s exciting to take your baby outside for the first time, but you need to make sure they’re safe and comfortable while you’re outside. Michigan …
by Each summer there is the potential of rapid moving storms and record setting heat which stresses the energy grid to cause a blackout.
Here is what to prepare for a power outage and outage maps for DTE Energy and Consumers Energy.
