August 31, 2016
Wild parsnip, a dangerous invasive plant, is thriving in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
A dangerous invasive plant has spread across Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, posing a hazard to anyone who encounters it unknowingly on...
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August 15, 2016
Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is like no other place, in photos
I recently returned to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula for the first time in several years for a weeklong vacation and wilderness...
July 29, 2016
Is Michigan finally ready to market itself as an outdoor adventure destination?
Michigan may be the Great Lake State, but for decades, our most recognizable outdoors offerings tended to revolve around hunting...
July 6, 2016
Come explore the Lake Michigan dunes, in photos
I’ve been on vacation for the past week, repeating my family’s road trip to Warren Dunes State Park on Lake...
May 21, 2016
Faygo, Vernors and the ‘Nuge’: 5 Michigan-themed cocktails for summertime
Recently I was at a backyard garden party, the first of the year, with some colleagues from Daily Detroit, when...
May 15, 2016
8 reasons you should ride on Bike to Work Day Detroit
Bike to Work Day is Friday in Detroit, I’m excited and I’m putting on the full-court press for why you...
April 10, 2016
8-Wood Blog, Daily Detroit join forces to pump up the volume
I’m starting a new role as a once-a-week contributor to Daily Detroit, the “superblog” run by Jeremiah Staes, a fellow...
February 18, 2016
If you don’t know where Michigan is on a map, you have bigger issues
I’ve been on vacation this week in Florida, where we booked a suite at a time-share resort that came with...
January 23, 2016
Time for a deep-winter visit to Detroit’s Belle Isle (with photo slideshow)
It’s late January and my kids are starting to go crazy from cabin fever, bouncing off the walls and relentlessly...
August 15, 2015
Here is the latest indictment of lazy mass consumerism: Custom s’more-ready marshmallows
I’ve been out of town for the past week for a lakeside vacation, and while engaging in one of the...
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