The Michigan Department of Natural Resources stocks fish in Michigan waters every year, providing fishing opportunities and helping maintain healthy ecosystems. Where do the fish being stocked come ...

The aerial photograph on the left, taken in May of 2022, shows the natural flow of the Platte River running parallel to Lake Michigan. The photograph on the right shows the same area approximately 3 ...

A northern Michigan fisherman accused of digging a trench to change the flow of the Platte River into Lake Michigan is scheduled to appear in federal court on Feb. 7, where he faces misdemeanor ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- A man convicted of vandalism for diverting the path of the Platte River at Sleeping Bear Dunes in 2022 has been sentenced, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- A Frankfort man has been convicted for diverting the flow of the Platte River at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in August 2022. Andrew Blair Howard, 63, has ...

A 63-year-old northern Michigan fisherman was convicted Wednesday of tampering and vandalism in digging a trench to change the flow of the Platte River into Lake Michigan at Sleeping Bear Dunes ...

BENZIE COUNTY, MI — The state of Michigan is exploring a new plan to resume dredging of the Platte River mouth at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Michigan Department of Natural Resources ...

The owners of a canoe livery that has operated on the Platte River in northern Michigan since the early 1970s have staved off an effort by the federal government to make them pay for the privilege. In ...

BENZIE COUNTY - A Northern Michigan park is getting some upgrades thanks to a grant from the state. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is doling out a $150,000 Recreation Passport grant to ...

EMPIRE, Mich. — A man convicted of diverting a national park river to ease boat access to Lake Michigan was sentenced Tuesday to probation. Andrew Howard was also banned from National Park Service ...

The aerial photograph on the left, taken in May of 2022, shows the natural flow of the Platte River running parallel to Lake Michigan. The photograph on the right shows the same area approximately 3 ...