When thinking of the lake sturgeon, some liken the fish to a living fossil. It grows scales, can live over a hundred years, ...

Some plant species found in the ravines of the Jean and John Greene Nature Preserve along Lake Michigan are so rare you can’t ...

Burbot is a freshwater cod that has adapted to cold waterways like Lake Superior. The eel-like species goes by many names: ...

Will the Black Lake lake sturgeon fishing season again set a time record in 2026? We'll find out Feb. 7 when the season begins — and most likely also end. The 2026 lake sturgeon fishing season on ...

More than two dozen public access sites across the Upper Peninsula are being plowed and kept open for ice anglers.

Oval Beach in Saugatuck, Michigan, ranked No. 24 in Tripadvisor's Travelers' Choice Awards. Here's what to know.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources stocked 648,557 fish across 76 locations statewide during its fall 2025 fish stocking effort, adding about 8.6 tons of fish to waters that the agency said ...

CHEBOYGAN, MI – Michigan’s iconic – and famously quick – sturgeon season will be held on Saturday, Feb. 7, on Black Lake in Cheboygan County. In 2025, the season was open for just 17 minutes. Seven ...

Fish stocking efforts in 2025 added 19.5 million fish to Michigan waters, enhancing angling opportunities for years to come, officials said. Most fish are released in the spring and summer. The 2025 ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has announced the details of the state’s extremely limited lake sturgeon season for 2026. The season will open at 8 a.m. on ...

Ice fishermen and recreational users should keep a lookout for weak and unstable ice.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — More than 600,000 fish were stocked in waters across Michigan last fall by the Department of Natural Resources. According to the DNR, 648,557 fish of seven different ...