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Michigan's Great Lakes
01/24/2012

Michigan is the land of the inland seas -- The waters of Michigan's Great Lakes lap against 3,200 miles of Michigan coastline onto sandy beaches and rocky shores, dotted with more than 100 public beaches, and two National Lakeshores.

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Geocaching is Hot in Michigan!
01/24/2012

Geocaching is an exciting new adventure in the Michigan outdoors. Written by Dean Combs, an avid Michigan geocacher.

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Southwest Michigan Lakes' Unusual Resident
01/24/2012

Recreational fishing has changed significantly over the course of Michigan’s history.

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On Point in the Grouse Woods
01/24/2012

Michigan is nearing the top end of the grouses’ 10-yr population cycle. While next year is predicted to be better, this year is no slouch.

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Pure Michigan Treasures
01/24/2012

You don’t have to dig hard to uncover a wealth of treasures in Michigan’s two peninsulas.

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Michigan’s Winter Pheasants
01/24/2012

Michigan’s Winter Pheasants, written by Dan Donarski, a noted professional outdoor and travel journalist.

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Pan Fish On Ice: A Primer
01/24/2012

Once Michigan’s lakes and rivers ice over it is everybody’s game. Fishing that is.

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Monster Pike and Trophy Walleyes
01/24/2012

Monster Pike and Trophy Walleyes, written by Dan Donarski, a professional outdoor and travel journalist.

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Ice Hikes
01/24/2012

For the next several months, the nearest Great Lake offers a gallery of some of nature's greatest ice sculptures

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Luxuriously Wild – Harlow Lake
01/24/2012

The rustic cabins at Harlow Lake near Marquette are headquarters for a perfect winter weekend adventure.

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Northern Exposure by Byron Goggin
01/24/2012

If you're ready for an adventure that takes you off the beaten trail, head for one that's gone to the dogs. Learning to mush sled dogs across the Upper Peninsula in 20-degree weather may not be everybody's ideal travel excursion.

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Winter’s River by Jerry Dennis
01/24/2012

Paddling in winter becomes a process of rediscovering Michigan’s rivers and the landscape — and of discovering again the sensuous pleasures of gliding through clear water in a canoe.

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State of Michigan Hosts Golf Channel's Big Break
Big Break X: Michigan Airs Tonight on the Golf Channel
01/24/2012

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Michigan Hosts National Fam Tour - Two Dozen National Journalists Traveling Northwest Michigan
01/24/2012

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#1 State Tourism Web Site in 2007
01/24/2012

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2008 Michigan Travel Ideas Now Available
01/24/2012

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Mackinac Island Named Best Island in America
01/24/2012

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Progress on public investments?
01/17/2012

Finally some good news on the public investment front. As you know, our research has led us to believe that public investments in preparing, retaining and attracting talent are the key to positioning Michigan and its citizens for prosperity in a flattening world. What has been so frustrating for years is that business and political [...]

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Lessons to learn: President Clinton
01/17/2012

Former President Clinton has written a new book: Back to Work: Why We Need a Smart Government for a Strong Economy. Worth reading. The book basically covers two topics. His policy agenda for how the federal government should both get the economy growing again and deal with its structural deficit. And the case for why active [...]

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Politics vs. economics again
01/17/2012

After the 2010 election I wrote two posts on how disconnected our politics are from the new economic realities of a flattening world. (You can find those posts here and here.) In an insightful column New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman writes the same disconnect occurred during the Iowa caucus campaign. In a column entitled [...]

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Lessons to learn: California billonaires
01/17/2012

A recent LA Times story is headlined “California billionaires plan to put big tax hike on the ballot.” You read that right: private sector leaders pushing for a tax increase! What do they want to do with the increased funds? Invest in education and local government. Why more funding for education – both k-12 and [...]

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Lessons to learn: Mayor Bloomberg
01/17/2012

Happy New Year! I want to start the year by writing about those who provide lessons and/or ideas on the agenda that can allow us to move towards Governor Snyder’s goal of a Michigan 3.0. Seems like I spend a lot of time in these posts criticizing what Michigan is doing. Rather than complaining, I want [...]

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Michigan: big government working
01/17/2012

Michigan and the domestic auto industry – the two are still inextricably linked – are now deservedly receiving national recognition for their comeback from a decade of decline. No longer worse in the nation, now a symbol of hope in what is still a bad national economy. What is not included in most of those stories [...]

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Dumb on transit again
01/17/2012

It goes from bad to worse when it comes to transit in metro Detroit. First the city and state walking away from the Woodward light rail, now the city of Troy refusing to take federal funds for a transit center. What makes Troy worse is that the vote is only partially about not valuing transit, [...]

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For economic growth: M1
01/17/2012

The news that the city and state have walked away from the Woodward light rail (M1) is not a good way to end the year. Big mistake! M1 – and not a bus rapid transit system which is now the preferred alternative – is the most powerful potential long-term game changer for Detroit. For a [...]

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