MAP: 12 Michigan events to check out this weekend (Nov. 14-16)
| November 13, 2025
Highlights include comic-cons in Michigan's two largest cities, a Bigfoot festival Up North, and more.Be it resolved? From ceremonial to political, a look at Michigan lawmakers’ resolutions
| November 13, 2025
Lawmakers have been opining, congratulating, commemorating, posturing, praising, chiding and deriding—all in the form of resolutions.Tracking moose on Isle Royale. How to volunteer for Moosewatch
| November 13, 2025
A nonprofit group dedicated to studying moose-wolf interactions at Isle Royale National Park is looking for volunteers to hike the archipelago to find bones and study the large animals.Anti-abortion group will spend $80 million on midterm election in Michigan and other key races
| November 13, 2025
Anti-abortion group Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America and its partner political action committee, Women Speak Out PAC, announced on Wednesday an $80 million investment into the midterm election cycle to maintain Republican majorities in the US House and Senate.Great Lakes books for your holiday gift list
| November 13, 2025
Looking for a holiday gift for a reader who loves the Great Lakes? Here are five prospects to consider.Epstein email says Trump ‘knew about the girls,’ but White House says release is a Democratic smear
| November 12, 2025
The sex-offending financier Jeffrey Epstein wrote in a 2019 email to a journalist that Donald Trump “knew about the girls," according to communications released Wednesday, but the White House quickly accused Democrats of selectively leaking the emails to smear the president.Will northern lights shine again? When to see the aurora borealis
| November 12, 2025
Here's what to know about the northern lights forecast.Michigan OKs landmark regulations that push up-front costs to data centers
| November 12, 2025
Michigan regulators on Thursday adopted landmark standards for the booming data center industry with a plan they say tries to protect residents from subsidizing the industry's hefty energy use.5 quick hits of cannabis news from across Michigan
| November 10, 2025
From border-town bans to delivery vans, it’s been another wild week in Michigan cannabis.MichiGanja in Review: Gummies vs. gummies vs. gummies vs. gummies
| November 10, 2025
A totally serious, absolutely scientific showdown between four green apple flavored gummies that all promised very different highs—and mostly delivered the same one.Michigan family turns their Up North deer camp into a cannabis dispensary
| November 10, 2025
Built by hand on old Northern Michigan hunting property, American Grown Cannabis proves that great weed can grow anywhere—even in the middle of nowhere.‘The legend lives on’: Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald still resonates 50 years later
| November 10, 2025
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, the largest and most famous of the estimated 6,500 ships that have gone down in the Great Lakes.
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‘The legend lives on’: Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald still resonates 50 years later
| November 10, 2025
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, the largest and most famous of the estimated 6,500 ships that have gone down in the Great Lakes.New book shows how Mackinac Island became tourism gem
| November 3, 2025
A new book explores how Mackinac Island and the surrounding Straits region became a hub for travelers from across the country.That one time in Michigan: When an ancient, Stonehenge-like structure was discovered in Lake Michigan
| October 27, 2025
Journey beneath the waves of Lake Michigan to learn about a centuries-old secret—from Stonehenge to the Great Lakes.7 creepy facts about Michigan they don’t teach you in school
| September 24, 2025
Immerse yourself in the spirit of the season with seven creepy (or simply unexplained) facts about Michigan that textbooks ignore.That one time in Michigan: When an official funeral was held for frozen pizzas
| September 16, 2025
The next time you’re forced to discard a recalled product, draw inspiration from one of Michigan’s most inventive pizza producers.Great Lakes features mystery triangle blamed for disappearances. Is the legend true?
| September 11, 2025
Beware when heading out onto Lake Michigan—legend says ships are known to vanish in what's known as the Lake Michigan Triangle.
5 unsung films that dramatize America’s rich labor history
| August 27, 2025
Hollywood studios and independent producers have long depicted the collective efforts of working people to improve their lives and gain a voice in their workplaces and the larger society.St. Clair: The storybook Michigan town with a surprising world record
| August 26, 2025
St. Clair, Michigan, not only exudes charm and offers plenty of adventures, but it also boasts an impressive world record.
