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Upper Peninsula Indigenous people fish in northern Michigan.
Upper Peninsula ‘Centuries-Old Practice:’ How the Line 5 Oil Pipeline Endangers the Heritage of Native Michiganders

It’s not a matter of if Line 5 will spill but when, worry Michiganders. And building a tunnel around it? That’s a false solution, they say. 

Isaac Constans Isaac Constans September 8, 2021 4:50 pm EDT
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Michigan Life Michigan Pandemic Travel Guide: A 2021 Roundup of Weekend Getaways

By the end of 2021, we all will want to hit the pause button. Here are 12 Michigan spots that’ll let you do just that. 

Lisa Green Lisa Green September 7, 2021 6:28 pm EDT
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Upper Peninsula ‘Gorgeous Old Buildings’: How Michigan Is Saving Its History While Investing in Its Future

A downtown development project in Sault Ste. Marie is bringing back a historic building. That’s a trend throughout the state.

Isaac Constans Isaac Constans August 25, 2021 4:40 pm EDT
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Michigan Life The Ultimate Michigan Deer Hunting Guide for 2021

From important dates to regulatory changes across the state—The 'Gander's Ultimate Michigan Deer Hunting Guide for 2021 has you covered.

Lisa Green Lisa Green August 24, 2021 11:11 am EDT
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Michigan Life 8 Michigan Waterfalls You Probably Haven’t Seen (But Should)

You may have missed some of these waterfalls on your latest trip north. We wouldn’t want to let that happen again.

Joey Oliver Joey Oliver August 12, 2021 5:15 pm EDT

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Nedal Al Hayek plays with his son, Taym, and daughter, Layal, outside their new home on July 28, 2015 in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. The family, including Nedals wife, Raeda, fled Syria after he was beaten and tortured by forces loyal to Bashar al-Assad. Nedal says he still worries for the safety of his extended family in Syria. Since the war started the United States has resettled under 1,500 refugees, despite over 12,000 applications. This fall, U.S. President Barack Obama announced that least 10,000 displaced Syrians will be allowed into the United states over the next year. This announcement was followed up by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announcing the United States would accept 85,000 refugees from around the world next year and that total would rise to 100,000 in 2017. Family How the Skills of People Fleeing Crises Bolster Michigan’s Culture and Economy
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Upper Peninsula A gray wolf pictured during his first day in his enclosure. The gray wolf or grey wolf, also known as the timber wolf or western wolf, is a canine native to the wilderness and remote areas of Eurasia and North America.
Upper Peninsula Michigan’s Gray Wolves Have Long Been Protected and Studied. Now They’re at the Center of a Political Battle.

The gray wolf culling in Wisconsin was less a hunt and more of a "killing spree," according to a Fish and Wildlife Services expert. Would Michigan's hunt go the same way?

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel July 14, 2021 4:34 pm EDT
Upper Peninsula In this Sept. 26, 2018, file photo, provided by the National Park Service, a 4-year-old female gray wolf emerges from her cage as it is released at Isle Royale National Park in Michigan. Wolf pups have been spotted again on Isle Royale, a hopeful sign in the effort to rebuild the predator species' population at the Lake Superior national park, scientists said Monday, July 12, 2021.
Upper Peninsula Wolf Populations Rebounding on Michigan’s Isle Royale

Two litters of wolf pups likely raised Isle Royale's population to over a dozen. That's great news for the national park's strained ecosystem.

Associated Press Associated Press July 14, 2021 10:35 am EDT