Outdoor Recreation

Feature Story The popular Dune Climb at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.

U.P. and Michigan national parks prepare for summer visitors amid staffing, morale concerns


Feature Story Art advocate and educator Jason Stier poses with Wally the Walleye, a public art piece crafted by dozens of Blue Water Area residents of all ages.
Feature Story Shed 5 Flea Bowls
Feature Story Friends of the Rouge Fish
Feature Story Blue Water Pride 2023.
Longform Merze Tate SWMi Journalism Collab

The Kalamazoo City parks that kids like the best – and least


Feature Story Leslie Cieplechowicz, The Keel's new Community Correspondent.
Feature Story trailshuttle

Aaron Rogers: Mountain bike trail builder extraordinaire


Feature Story War Water Event Space
Longform Kids participate in a water safety class at Adams Butzel Complex in Detroit.
Feature Story Ott Biological Preserve
Longform Sean Brandon Jr. coaching All About Speed Track Club members at the YCHS track.
Feature Story A grand opening celebration for the Community Garden at Nelson Park is scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 1.
Feature Story The Spotted Lanternfly.
Longform Roz Nowosielski picks up trash at Stony Creek Metropark during an Earth Day cleanup event. She walks at the park every day and wanted to help clean it up.
Longform Roz Nowosielski picks up trash at Stony Creek Metropark during an Earth Day cleanup event. She walks at the park every day and wanted to help clean it up.
Longform Jason Gold at the Michigan Folk School.
Feature Story Left to Right: Theresa Rosso, Jan Evans, John Highstreet and Sue DeLange.
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