These are the Detroit Free Press stories that made an impact on our communities and created positive change in 2024.

Journalism is not always fast. Sure, the Free Press operates in a digital world where every second counts, but even in that ...

There may be no place in Michigan that’s more beautiful than Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (yes, I feel your hard stare, ...

The program offers beginners a chance to learn how to downhill or cross-country ski or snowboard at participating ski areas.

Rojas’ love for camping shaped her career in wildlife research, where she has bounced between urban universities and remote ...

This Midwest lake can be explored in its entirety on an incredible road trip. Get ready for a journey that spans three states ...

While most of this column’s adventures are a bit closer to Lake Placid — many within walking distance of Main Street — this ...

If you’re in search of the best things to do in Washington, boy, do we have you covered! After countless visits ...

As a professor at the SUNY-ESF Ranger School in Wanakena, Vanessa Rojas embraces role as trailblazer in an environmental ...

Explore pure winter beauty on this cross-country ski trail in Montana ... area but is where you can access some upper trails in the area as well. During the warmer months of the year, the Blacktail ...

Book at peninsula.com Nothing says ‘winter’ like a warming stew. Head to Dalston’s beloved Oren this weekend to enjoy the three-course ‘Slow Sundays’ menu inspired by the slow-cooked stews and bakes ...

multi-day search nearby one Upper Peninsula lighthouse. Lisa Janine Pipp was reported missing Monay, Jan. 13, after an incident on the ice of Green Bay when, according to the Menominee Police ...