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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismTourism
Michigan parks, more popular than ever, struggle to staff up for summer
-Seasonal work at Michigan’s state and local parks was once a sought-after job for students and teachers on summer break, and retirees looking for a diversion.
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Year in Review 2021: The two-beer bear and other Lake Huron canine adventures
-Great Lakes travel in 2021 meant road trips, island encounters and a lot of fetch on the beach with my dog, Cal.
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Say Goodbye to Your National Parks Road Trips?
-Climate change is already shaking up the natural world, changing the timing of seasonal snow melts, flower blooms and animal migrations. Now a new study from researchers at Utah State University suggests that, not surprisingly, it will also change when people interact with those landscapes.
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Walleye Windfall: Lake Erie bait and tackle is big small business
-Small shops and lure makers keep anglers happy and fish fed.
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How the Ski Industry Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Climate Activism
-An interview with the president of the International Ski Federation, Gian Franco Kasper, made its way around the Internet faster than locals flocking to the first chair on a powder day. In the 2019 interview, Kasper told a Swiss newspaper that he preferred working with dictators to environmentalists and that there is no proof of “so-called” climate change.
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Walleye Windfall: Lake Erie’s booming walleye population keeps Ohio’s economy going
-The various pieces of the fishing economy cover a lot more than people might think, with lodging, equipment, entertainment and more all contributing to Ohio’s economy.
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Paddle Battle: International canoe race brings families together
-Thousands travel to the Au Sable River in Michigan every summer to watch the AuSable River Canoe Marathon, one of three major canoe races, with the other two in New York and Quebec.