Newish Mountain Bike Trail in Toledo
For years, mountain bike enthusiasts in Northwest Ohio have bemoaned the lack of trails in and around Toledo. There are many reasons for the relative paucity of bike trails. The state border means...
View ArticleJohn Muir Documentary: PBS: Monday: 9PM
Watch the full episode. See more American Masters. PBS is rebroadcasting a documentary about John Muir this Monday night at 9PM as part of its American Masters series. Muir was raised in Wisconsin...
View ArticleGrants Available for Coastal Restoration Projects
Grants up to $75,000 are available from the FishAmerica Foundation for coastal restoration projects. Excerpt and link: Projects in the Great Lakes must restore habitat for diadromous sportfish, such...
View ArticleBlade: Surf Pic – Luna Pier
The heavy winds we continue to experience caused some flooding problems along Monroe’s Lake Erie shoreline. That’s no good. However, the winds were a boon for those who need wind and waves to practice...
View ArticleWaterloo Land Trade Update: DetNews
For much of the last decade, state Department of Natural Resources officials have worked on a land trade with a local gravel mining operation. Waterloo would trade 70 acres of land to the mining...
View ArticleHike Report: Davis Lake Overlook: Oakland County Press
View Larger Map Through a lifetime of hiking, I have come to realize that there are probably more hiking opportunities in SE Michigan per square mile than any area of the state. Millions of people...
View ArticleIsle Royale Program: Milan Community House: 5/4, 7:30PM
The Milan Public Library is hosting a program about Isle Royale National Park on May 4 at 7:30PM. The program will feature Jim DuFresne, the author of the definitive guidebook about hiking and...
View ArticleAmherstburg War of 1812 Bicentennial Web Page
The City of Amherstburg in Ontario has launched a new web site related to the Bicentennial of the War of 1812. Take a look at the link below: http://www.1812amherstburg.com/
View ArticleWhooping Crane Shooter Fined $1
For years, researchers and volunteers have been working to create a migratory population of whooping cranes in the eastern U.S. between Wisconsin and Florida. This effort has had mixed results....
View ArticleProposed Bill Would Open OH State Parks to Drilling
A bill in the Ohio Legislature would allow for oil and gas drilling within the Ohio State Parks – and in other state lands not previously open to drilling. This is a complicated issue. Michigan has a...
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