Department of Natural Resources' officials announced that repairs to the Cheboygan Lock and Dam have begun. United Design Associates of Cheboygan have been named the consultants on the project, with the competitively bid contract to be awarded in October...

Dodge #4 State Park, along with United Productions Entertainment, will host its second annual "GO-Get Outdoors" Haunted Hilltop Festival. The first festival is planned for Oct. 19-21, with a second festival planned for Oct. 26-28...

A festival that celebrates sandhill cranes in southern Michigan will be hosted on Oct. 20 by the Eddy Discovery Center at Waterloo State Recreation Area near Chelsea. Activities that focus on nature are scheduled for the entire day. Waterloo State Recreation Area is located at 17030 Bush Rd. in Chelsea...

The Department of Natural Resources is offering a free basic archery instructor (BAI) course on Saturday, Oct. 20, at Ogemaw Heights High School in West Branch, located in Ogemaw County...

Gale force winds and small craft advisories have kept boat anglers off the Great Lakes. Those able to get out were still taking fish out deep but that could change any day now. There should be a major push of fish if the lakes roll over and cold water enters the harbors...

The Department of Natural Resources' Special Investigation Unit of the Wildlife Resource Protection Section, along with DNR conservation officers assigned to Iosco County, recently concluded a three-year investigation of a Hale meat processor arrested for selling venison and black bear gall bladders...

There has been a flurry of activity on the recreational rail-trail between Gaylord and Mackinaw City for the past 10 weeks while contractors complete their work, and users eagerly try out the smooth, new surface...

Charles Mears State Park will host a "GO-Get Outdoors" Fall Festival on Sept. 29, featuring trick-or-treating, decorated campsites, nature programs and fall activities, the Department of Natural Resources announced today...

The Department of Natural Resources and the Detroit Zoo will host a public meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 10, to discuss statewide and local plans for recovery of the federally endangered Karner Blue Butterfly (KBB)...

The public is invited to discuss local wildlife issues with the Department of Natural Resources' Wildlife Division Southwestern Management Unit on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2007...