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Michigan House Passes Bill Damaging to Commercial Fishing, Faceoff Coming in Senate

February 12, 2020February 7, 2020 by Mike Hardy

The Michigan House passed a trio of related bills that will cease all commercial perch fishing on the state’s Great Lakes. The “Trio” also continues to ban the taking of walleye and lake trout by the remaining 13 commercial fishing companies left in Michigan. The next step will be a vote in the Senate where it will face a competing bill that is less damaging to Michigan commercial fishing

The Faded Glory of Huron City Michigan

March 28, 2020September 20, 2019 by Mike Hardy

Huron City Michigan is a historic district and museum with buildings from the 1800s. The town is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

Lake Huron-Michigan Water Level Hovers Near Record

August 4, 2019July 26, 2019 by Mike Hardy

It’s soooo close. The Detroit Army Corps of Engineers is reporting that all of the Great Lakes have exceed record water levels last seen in the 1980’s, except for the Lake Huron-Michigan Water Levels.

The History of the Mysterious and Remote Charity Island

February 19, 2020May 17, 2019 by Mike Hardy

The Charity Island History spans 100’s of years. Today the island is a wildlife sanctuary and visited by only a few people each year. We cover a bit of this mysterious remote island located in the middle of busy Saginaw Bay.