KINGSFORD — The famous Ford Flivver was manufactured in Kingsford in the early 20th century. After Henry Ford established the automobile plant, the Flivver, which was the nickname for his Model T automobile, began serving as the unofficial school mascot. Today, Kingsford schools carry on the ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources will offer a 45-minute webinar at 10:30 a.m. Eastern time Friday on the new Spark Grants program for outdoor public recreation projects. Eligible applicants can include regional or statewide organizations, units of government ...

EAST LANSING­ — A partnership including the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the American Bird Conservancy is offering financial assistance to forest owners in the Upper Peninsula to improve habitat for at-risk bird species and other wildlife. Private forest owners can submit ...

LANSING — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is offering over $1.6 million in funding for a variety of activities tied to improving state fisheries and aquatic resources, including fish habitat conservation, dam removal and repair, resource assessment studies and access to ...

LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has vetoed a House bill that removed the authority of the Michigan Natural Resources Commission to require online reporting of deer harvests within 72 hours of bagging a deer. Whitmer and her administration originally supported House Bill 6354, but ...

Watching the year’s young fawns roam around the yard normally is among the many delights of life on Six Mile Lake. But not in early October. Not seeing one this small, with spots still vivid, while all other deer around it sported the solid gray coats better suited for the coming ...