From icy plunges to elk bugles, Michigan has a year’s worth of outdoor adventures waiting for you. Read on for 12 ways to get ...

Michigan transforms into a winter wonderland when December arrives, offering some of the most magical snowy retreats you’ll find anywhere in the Midwest. Cozy log cabins nestled among towering pines ...

Joe Buczek is manager of digital content and promotion at CBS Detroit. He previously worked at WWTV, the Grand Traverse Insider, the Leader and the Kalkaskian, the Oakland Press and the Morning Sun.

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Consumers Energy is selling its 13 hydroelectric dams after a lengthy review process about the future of the structures. The dams will be sold to Confluence Hydro, which will continue to operate the ...

Michigan may not have the best trout fishing in the country, but it certainly has the most varied and most beautiful trout fishing in the country. To test the first part of the hypothesis, you’ve got ...

The Uihlein Foundation in Lake Placid is partnering with the Ausable Freshwater Center on a project to determine which native trees are best for river and stream bank stabilization. “Hi, how’s it ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Spectators cheer as canoe racers run to the river’s edge to place their boats in the water during ...

Last week, dozens of canoe teams made their way down stream from Grayling to Oscoda in an all-night marathon. But come morning, much of what remains is the trash that people left behind. One ...

The 2025 AuSable River Canoe Marathon started in Grayling at 9 p.m. with a sprint start to the river, ahead of a grueling 120-mile marathon to Oscoda on the shores of Lake Huron. Video shows Coast ...

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Singapore, Michigan was a lumber town near Saugatuck in west Michigan. The 19th century settlement eventually shuttered due to deforestation from logging. Folklore calls it Michigan's "Pompeii," ...