Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the ...

MANISTEE — Barbara Heidel has been named the 2025 Grand Marshal of the Manistee National Forest Festival, an event celebrating the natural heritage of Manistee County. According to a June 3 news ...

The Manistee National Forest Festival will once again delight residents and visitors alike from July 2-6. As always, highlights are fireworks and the Independence Day Parade. Perennial favorites will ...

MANISTEE — Crowds lined River Street in downtown Manistee Friday morning for the roughly hour-long Manistee National Forest Festival Parade. The United Veterans Council of Manistee County raised the ...

FREE SOIL — The Forest Trail Music Festival is returning for its sixth year with a full weekend of music, camping, and community Aug. 22-24, with early admission available Aug. 21. Held at 352 W.

Dog lovers and their furry family members are welcome in Michigan’s national forests. However, there are some important rules and etiquette to keep in mind when camping, boating and exploring the ...

It’s a rite of passage: grab some six packs, load up the car, and head up north for a weekend of tubing, canoeing, fishing, or kayaking. Pure Michigan. Only no one seems to have informed the USDA ...

MANISTEE — Barbara Heidel has spent hours, years, even decades in northern Michigan’s forests. This summer, the retired U.S. Forest Service forester will celebrate forests from the front of a parade.

There are a plethora of Wexford County outdoor recreation options, from fishing on the Manistee River to flying down the slopes at Caberfae Peaks. Wexford County includes some of the most beautiful ...