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Posted inRecreational Hunting and Fishing

Michigan mulls changes in elk hunt regulations

by Great Lakes Echo April 10, 2026April 12, 2026

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources received a record 47,493 applications for 260 elk licenses in 2025.

Posted inRecreation and Tourism

Michigan shuts down Belle Isle redevelopment plan critics call ‘dystopian’

by Bridge Michigan April 3, 2026April 5, 2026
Posted inWhitefish

A Wisconsin whitefish refuge offers lessons for Michigan. But will it last?

by Kelly House, Bridge Michigan March 12, 2026April 1, 2026
Posted inHistory and Culture

Shipwreck hunter discovers sunken 150-year-old luxury liner off the coast of Wisconsin

by Wisconsin Public Radio March 10, 2026March 10, 2026
Posted inBooks, Authors, Art and Music, Featured, Freighters, History and Culture, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Shipwrecks

Fifty years later: The little-known story of the families the Fitz left behind

by Thomas Nelson November 10, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Food, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Tourism

Going Country at Farrand Hall

by S. Nicole Lane November 5, 2025December 18, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Commercial Fishing, Donté Smith, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do

How Michigan’s Inland Fish Farmers Cultivate a Sustainable Future for the Great Lakes

by Donté Smith August 8, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inNews

Bassmaster Elite arrives as Lake St. Clair’s smallmouth break records

by Jack Armstrong, Great Lakes Now August 7, 2025December 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Chicago, Detroit, Featured, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Sean Ericson, Toronto, Who We Are and What We Do

Why we don’t bike like the Dutch — yet

by Sean Ericson, Great Lakes Now July 30, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inCommercial Fishing, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Whitefish

‘We can’t regulate ourselves’ out of whitefish crisis, experts say

by Bridge Michigan July 17, 2025

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