This week our President, Peter Letzmann, traveled to Ann Arbor to award their City Council Member Erica Briggs, former Executive Director of Scenic Michigan, our 2022 Scenic Hero award! Erica was the Executive Director from January 2018 through the end of 2021. Her passion for preserving beautiful, sustainable, public…
Story by Jay Lowry, Photo by Kimberly Rapson As fall rolls around in Michigan you may be tempted to cozy up and start the Halloween movie marathons, but this year Scenic Michigan challenges you to try something new. In these last couple of weeks, our atmosphere has been visited by the Orion meteor showers, and…
As summer comes to a close the upcoming Labor Day weekend may be some of the last opportunities to travel north and experience some of the beautiful summer weather that Michigan has to offer. A new opportunity this weekend, however, is that some travelers may be lucky enough to see…
Scenic Michigan is now opening up a portal for individuals to submit applications to join the Scenic Michigan Board of Directors. Our organization currently has up to four board openings that we are accepting applications for on a rolling basis. All applications will be considered by the current Scenic Michigan…
We are excited to announce that we are now opening up nominations for our 2022 Scenic Hero Awards! Scenic Michigan developed the Scenic Hero award to recognize entities that make a significant and lasting contribution to preserving, protecting, and enhancing the scenic character of Michigan’s roads and communities. Please let…
Last week the U.S. Supreme Court today ruled 6-3 in the case of the City of Austin v. Reagan National Advertising in favor of the City of Austin, recognizing the longstanding distinction between content displayed on signs that are located on-premises and off-premises billboard is constitutional. The Supreme Court first…
Our annual Scenic Michigan Photo Contest is on hold until a new Executive Director is hired. Keep snapping those beautiful pictures and we’ll send a note to all past participants when we launch the contest.
Are you passionate about the need to protect Michigan’s scenic qualities? Do you have strong nonprofit management experience/and or professional urban planning background? Are you looking for a position that allows you creative freedom and a good work/life balance? If so, you may be interested in applying to serve as…
We have exciting news to report! Today, Governor Snyder vetoed SB 964. This bill, introduced by Senator Casperson, would have amended the Highway Advertising Act of 1972 solely to benefit the outdoor advertising industry and would have provided no public benefit. The final version of the bill even stripped provisions…
