Looking for inspiration as we head into the colder months? We’ve got you covered with a dozen winter bucket list items that range from trying out dog sledding to racing a cardboard sled
Laura Herberg
Laura Herberg comes to Bridge from Outlier Media, where she worked as a Civic Life Reporter. Her journalism career took off at WDET, where she produced daily talk shows, created audio vignettes for galleries, anchored the news and hosted podcasts. Known for her sound-rich feature stories, Laura has won several awards and was named the Michigan Associated Press Best Reporter for Radio Broadcasting four times. In 2012, she produced a prototype for a Detroit mobile audio tour as part of a SoundCloud fellowship. Laura attended classes at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies, has a master’s degree in Urban Planning from Wayne State University and a bachelor's in psychology from Lewis & Clark College. She grew up in the Pacific Northwest and has lived in several places, including West Virginia and Scotland. After moving to Detroit in 2010, Laura chose not to own a car and commuted primarily by bicycle for nearly a decade. These days she embraces the Motor City lifestyle and shares two vehicles with her husband.
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How you can cross 10 notable pedestrian bridges in Michigan
From crossing the SkyBridge at Boyne Mountain for fall color views to marvelling at one of Michigan’s unique three-way ‘tridges,’ the state’s footbridges have a lot to offer.
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Court: Chimps don’t have human rights, must stay in Michigan zoo
A lawyer argued in a hearing last week that a UP zoo should have to prove holding chimpanzees does not violate the animals’ right to liberty. The Michigan Court of Appeals said the zoo doesn’t have to justify the chimps’ confinement because chimpanzees aren’t legal ‘persons.’
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Bridge Lunch Break to discuss new winter bucket list
At the Oct. 29 event, Bridge’s Outdoors Life reporter will reveal our winter bucket list and readers will explain some of the items they submitted.
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Do Michigan chimps have right to liberty? Court to weigh question
A court hearing Tuesday will determine whether an Upper Peninsula zoo should have to justify the captivity of chimpanzees.
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Winter lovers, help us put together Michigan’s coolest bucket list
Bridge wants your suggestions for the Winter Dreaming Michigan Bucket List.
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Swimming drone explores underwater mountain in Lake Superior
The Superior Shoal is a mass of underwater volcanic rock that rises out of the floor of Lake Superior. Researchers and filmmakers think it could be a magnet for life beneath the surface.
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Northern Michigan still feeling effects of ice storm six months later
Funding is limited to help people in northern Michigan with home repairs and tree debris left over from the storm.
Posted inMichigan Government
Trade war, drought squeeze Michigan farmers heading to fall harvest
Key agricultural exports from Michigan have dropped steeply as farmers face fallout from federal trade disputes and drought conditions.
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Expand spearfishing in Michigan? Anglers want more varieties, fishing sites
Spearfishers want the Natural Resources Commission to continue allowing them to fish in more areas and to catch more species.