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Wednesday, June 27, 2012  Great Smoky Mountains National Park camping areas closed because of bear activity

Monday, May 28, 2012  Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer and this weekend area campgrounds were packed with out-of-towners and locals looking to enjoy the great outdoors!

Saturday, May 26, 2012  On Friday, Governor Snyder ordered a ban on outdoor burning for fourty nine counties due to the high fire danger. The order is in effect until conditions improve or until June 21st.

Monday, April 09, 2012  Fact Finder: The Michigan Department of Natural Resources restructures 2012 camping fees.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012  Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore has announced a revision of its campground firewood policy to prevent and slow the spread of forest pests and diseases.

Friday, September 02, 2011  Early Friday morning, Deputies say a 69-year-old woman was accidentally shot at a state campground.

Tuesday, August 02, 2011  UPDATE:  A night after we told you the story of Marion Horner, the homeless 76-year-old woman who has lived in a tent for the past three weeks with her granddaughter and her husband, the family believes they've found an apartment in Central Lake.

Friday, May 27, 2011  High gas prices aren't stopping people from enjoying their holiday. Hundreds of campers headed north, but are there as many as the parks would like to see?

Friday, May 27, 2011  There is an increase in bear sightings at Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore, particularly near the Platte River Campground.

Friday, May 13, 2011  The Department of Natural Resources tables its decision to shut down 23 state forest campgrounds.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011  In an effort to save the state money, several Michigan campgrounds could shut down. But legislators are looking for ways to try to keep these campgrounds open.

Thursday, April 07, 2011  With decreased funding, 23 Michigan-owned campgrounds, and stories told be the campfire, could go up in smoke.

Wednesday, August 11, 2010  Manistee County deputies are searching for a man they say stabbed his girlfriend in the neck with a stick.

Monday, January 11, 2010  The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is seeking volunteers to act as campground hosts at state parks and forests

Thursday, July 09, 2009  IT IS PEAK TOURISM SEASON HERE IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN, AND THIS YEAR IT SEEMS VISITORS ARE STRETCHING THEIR STAYS INTO A FEW EXTRA DAYS... BUT THEY ARE ALSO FINDING WAYS TO STRETCH THEIR DOLLARS.