April 5, 2023
New Trail Will Connect Boyne City to Charlevoix
Photo Courtesy of Top of Michigan Trails CouncilLeadership Charlevoix County (LCC) and Top of Michigan Trails Council (TOMTC) are rolling out a safe new way for bikers and outdoor recreation…
March 23, 2023
Saugatuck’s Iconic Gap Filler Radar Listed in the National Register of Historic Places
PHOTO Courtesy of Michigan State Historic Preservation Office FacebookConstructed in 1957 in Saugatuck, Michigan, the iconic Saugatuck Gap Filler Radar was built high atop the Mount Baldhead sand dune to…
March 16, 2023
Historic Duluth Lighthouse Welcomes New Ownership
PHOTO COURTESY OF RETHOS FACEBOOKThe National Park Service has awarded Rethos — a St. Paul, Minnesota-based historic preservation nonprofit — the Duluth Harbor North Pierhead Lighthouse, after the U.S. Coast…
March 7, 2023
New Schooner Arrives in Traverse City
The Inland Seas Education Association (ISEA) has purchased a new 105-foot, three-masted schooner named Alliance, which will be sailing the waters of Grand Traverse Bay this summer. The ship’s name…
February 20, 2023
Smokestack from Phoenix Shipwreck Found in Lake Michigan
More than 175 years after the sinking of the SS Phoenix, one of the deadliest shipwrecks on Lake Michigan, the ship’s smokestack was found at the bottom of the lake…
February 17, 2023
New Lake Michigan Trail Connects Chicago to New Buffalo
Imagine riding your bike safely from Chicago all the way to Michigan. Thanks to a $17.8 million U.S. Department of Transportation grant, combined with fundraising efforts, this dream is becoming…
February 9, 2023
Illinois Launches Projects to Reduce Lake Michigan Shoreline Erosion at Illinois Beach State Park
PHOTO COURTESY OF ILLINOIS BEACH STATE PARK FACEBOOKTwo revolutionary projects are currently underway at Lake Michigan’s Illinois Beach State Park in Lake County, Illinois, to help protect harmful shoreline erosion…
February 2, 2023
AntiMussel Aims to Solve Lake Michigan Zebra Mussel Problem
PHOTO COURTESY OF NEW NORTHWisconsin native and army veteran Tyler Rezachek grew up fishing on Lake Michigan, so he’s very familiar with the issue of invasive zebra mussels in the…
February 1, 2023
Organization Aims to Make Apostle Islands More Accessible
photo courtesy of access for all facebookThe nonprofit group Friends of the Apostle Islands has recently launched its campaign, Access for All, to make Wisconsin’s Apostle Islands National Lakeshore accessible…
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