Howard Meyerson
After more than 30 years in the outdoor writing business, you would think I'd know better.
Tag Archives: Lake Huron
Sailing DeTour Passage
I recently had the good fortune to spend a week aboard Alwihta, a 28-foot Maurice Griffiths design that was built by a friend of mine, Fritz Seegers of Kalmazoo. Fritz is an artist and marine illustrator who draws regularly for … Continue reading
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Tagged Boat design, Boating, Classic boats, DeTour Passage, Lake Huron, Sail, St. Mary's River, Video, Wood Boats
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Three Lake Huron parks are Michigan’s newest ‘dark sky preserves’
By Howard Meyerson Sitting under a dark sky full of stars can be magical, a glimpse of the sublime and a sight to behold. Yet, many never really experience it. Their communities shine too much light into the night sky. … Continue reading
Federal funds slated for Negwegon State Park to protect its wetlands
By Howard Meyerson Grand Rapids, Mich. – A $900,000 federal grant to acquire private property within Negwegon State Park on Lake Huron is going to help protect coastal wetlands and endangered species, according to federal officials. The National Coastal Wetlands … Continue reading
Time for a bit of wild
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Tagged Adventure Travel, Horseshoe Bay Wilderness, Kayaking, Lake Huron, National Forest, Paddling, Photos, Wilderness
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DNR: No benefits from steelhead net pen experiment
By Howard Meyerson Grand Rapids, Mich. – A 3-year experiment to determine if steelhead survival improves when hatchery-born yearlings are allowed to acclimate in a pen before being released to open water showed no benefit, according to state officials who … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservation, DNR, Fish, Fisheries, Fishing, Great Lakes, Lake Huron, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Netpen, Steelhead, Trout
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Officials examine fish farming in the Great Lakes
By Howard Meyerson Grand Rapids, MI – Whether commercial fish farms will be allowed operate on Michigan’s Great Lakes waters is a question far from being answered, but state officials say it is being considered. A Blue-Ribbon scientific advisory panel … Continue reading
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Tagged Aquaculture, Clean Water, Conservation, DNR, Environment, Fish Farming, Fisheries, Fishing, Great Lakes, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, MSU Extension, Trout
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Michigan salmon catch limit remains five in 2015, but is that a good thing?
By Howard Meyerson Anglers will be able to catch five salmon a day once the 2015 fishing season opens, but is that good news or bad? State fisheries officials say they are looking at new ways to determine what the … Continue reading
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Tagged Chinook Salmon, Conservation, DNR, Fish, Fishing, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Salmon
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DNR’s Lake Huron Atlantic salmon slow to show
By Howard Meyerson Michigan’s experiment with stocking Atlantic salmon in Lake Huron has yet to produce the results that anglers had hoped for this summer, but state fisheries managers say they aren’t worried. The Lake Huron Atlantic salmon program is … Continue reading
Officials consider changes to lake trout regulations
By Howard Meyerson Lake Michigan anglers can expect rule changes ahead for lake trout all along the Lower Peninsula shoreline. State fisheries managers want to liberalize fishing in the southern basin and reduce fishing pressure in northern waters. “We’re interested … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservation, DNR, Fish, Fishing, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Trout, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Trout
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Cheboygan River system studied for landlocked lamprey
By Howard Meyerson CHEBOYGAN, MI – Researchers who are studying sea lampreys in the Cheboygan River system are looking for a little help from anglers over the next couple of years. Evidence is mounting that a landlocked population of lampreys … Continue reading
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