Outdoor Recreation

Feature Story Deer at Port Huron State Game Area.

Changing colors signal hunting season in the Blue Water Area


Development News The Sterling Heights Skate Park opened in November of 2017 — the first cornerstone amenity that was completed on the Recreating Recreation timeline.
Development News The Edgar Poe-inspired festival debuted in 2020 and has since become an annual tradition in downtown Farmington each October.
Feature Story marquettetrails

The trail to sustainability


Feature Story Oak Park
Feature Story Goodells County Park

Snap into nature with a smartphone photography workshop


Feature Story Roxana Park
Longform People plant trees during a volunteer work day at Palmer Park in Detroit.
Longform Ypsilanti's Prospect Park.
Feature Story Lakeside Beach in Port Huron.

Battling Litter with Adopt-a-Beach event in Port Huron


Development News Martin Road Park in Ferndale.
Innovation News Father and son Bambo Oluwadare (right) and Akin Oluwadare (left), and their nonprofit Odindi Youth Action Village, have spearheaded the renovation of West Willow Park alongside the New West Willow Neighborhood Association.

West Willlow Park renovation breaks ground in Ypsi Township


Longform Iron Creek Preserve in Manchester Township.
Innovation News The new Title IX Plaza in Dexter.
Innovation News Rowers at the inaugural RowFest.
Feature Story Media participated in a ride on the electrified trail in June.

What's it like riding the U.P.'s electrified trails?


Innovation News A new segment of the Border to Border Trail at Barton Nature Area.
Longform Teens with the BuildOn Program in Detroit pose during their summer campout at Scout Hollow Campground in Rouge Park, coordinated by Detroit Outdoors.
Development News Alden B Dow House