Announcements

Northern Michigan University will host the 2012 Marquette-Alger Young WomenvMath and Science Conference on Friday, May 4. Attendees will include more than 150 girls...

St. Ignace, Michigan -Emergency repair of a deteriorating portion of the I-75 overpass at Exit 348 (I-75 Business Loop (BL) and Lant Road This work...

The Munising Vanguard Singers will perform their Annual Spring Sing concert on Saturday, April 28, 7:00 pm at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Munising. Tara...

Are you tired of high gas prices? Is your vehicle’s front end out of alignment? Do you have a road or bridge you...

(MUNISING, Mich.)  A summer work opportunity is available for area young people through the Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) program at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Youth...

MUNISING, Mich. - Join a Park Ranger for the 2012 Fireside Chat speaker series, public interpretive programs about the natural and cultural resources of...

2012 Winter Film Festival  at Seney National Wildlife Refuge! Tuesday, February 7th ‐ 7:00pm Great Migrations: The Science of Great Migrations, 55 minutes The “Science of Great Migrations” takes a look behind the scenes of National Geographic’s series Great Migrations. Learn how scientists are using new technologies to help learn more about animal migrations.  Scientists are leaning how wildebeest migration help the animals avoid predators; see how scientist radio tag a monarch butterfly; learn how a new device attached to elephant seals help scientists learn about how seals move and how deep they dive; and how researchers using cell phones and text messages to keep African elephants safe. Lake Invaders: The Fight for Lake Huron, 56 minutes The third largest freshwater lake on the planet has been invaded by numerous exotic species over the last century. "Lake Invaders: The Fight For Lake Huron" is a documentary which explores the threat to Lake Huron's ecosystem and the innovative solutions employed by biologists. They describe the damage caused by these invaders and efforts to manage Lake Huron's ecosystem and multi‐million dollar fisheries. Tuesday, February 14th – Bring your Valentine 7:00pm Great Migrations – Race to Survive, 55 minutes Migrations are ticking clocks: every day, countless animals must move or die, driven by changing seasons, and a changing climate; they are racing to reach their destination, before it's too late, to breed, feed or simply stay alive. But for animals ranging from walruses to whale sharks, zebras to orangutans, pronghorn to plankton – every day is a race against time.   Elsa’s Legacy, 56 minutes 2010 marks the 50th Anniversary of the publication of Born Free – a book and then a film that changed forever the way we think about wildlife.  Elsa, an orphaned lion cub raised by George and Joy Adamson then released back into the wild, captivated audiences around the world, and became a symbol for all animals’ right to live free.  But behind the film and book lies the real story of the Adamsons’ life with Elsa.

Easter Upper Peninsula - The Department of Natural Resources’ Eastern Upper Peninsula Citizens' Advisory Council (CAC) will meet Thursday, Feb. 16, from 6:30-8:30 p.m.,...

MUNISING, Michigan - Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Chief of Facility Management Chris Case is encouraging folks to come out and enjoy the cross-country ski...

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is pleased to welcome Allen Duszynski to the park staff. Duszynski will serve as the park's new Equipment  Operator, replacing...