More than 250 Michiganders signed a letter calling for the restoration of evening ferry services to and from Neebish Island, which were cut in 2024.
Upper Peninsula
Posted inOutdoors Life
Michigan researchers study hawks in migration hot spot the Mackinac Straits
The Straits of Mackinac holds the 2019 record for the most red-tail hawk crossings in North America in a single season.
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
Michigan public health labs try to adjust after loss of federal funds
Six public health departments in Michigan were using federal funds to expand testing for disease and even guard against terrorist attacks, local leaders say. But that funding ended abruptly in March.
Posted inMichigan Government
Michigan hopes to limit foreign land ownership. In UP, it’s already too late
Who owns 540,000 acres of forestland in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula? As state and federal officials scrutinize foreign ownership, one of the state’s largest forestland owners creates a complicated paper trail.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Safe for Michigan farms or poison? Battle intensifies over future of Roundup
With the election of President Donald Trump, the conflict over glyphosate’s risks and benefits entered a new realm of confrontation that has the potential to alter its stature as the favored chemical tool in agriculture, the largest user of fresh water in the blue economy of Michigan and the Great Lakes.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Will the money come to finish the Soo Lock expansion in Michigan?
The lock construction is facing an upcoming financial deadline. Under the current Continuing Resolution budget in Washington, the money for the new lock needs to be allocated before Sept. 25.
Posted inOutdoors Life
Michigan OKs 'does with bows' UP hunting, punts on coyote plan
Hunters across the UP will be able to shoot antlerless deer with bows this season under rules approved by the Michigan Natural Resources Commission, which again delayed a potential vote on year-round coyote hunting.
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Cast your vote for our under-the-radar Michigan bucket list!
Bridge readers offered more than 100 Michigan summer bucket list suggestions. Now, we need you to help us make the final list.
Posted inOutdoors Life
It's state park season in Michigan. What's closed, back open and new?
Heading to a state park soon? Some Michigan parks are still closed for ice storm repairs or renovations, while others are back open with new features. Here’s what you need to know.
Posted inBusiness Watch
Lawmakers try again to get $50M for controversial Copperwood mine in UP
After a state subsidy stalled in approvals, officials now are trying to get the funding through budget earmarks