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On February 16th we officially moved our office to Lansing, in with our friends from the Michigan Environmental Council. We appreciate our old host at the NEW Center in Ann Arbor for letting us call their facility home for years. We appreciate the work that they put in providing non-profit…

Written by Connor Spencer Inclement weather can lead to power outages seemingly during any season, re-sparking the debate of undergrounding electrical wires and other utilities to reduce what seems to be an increasing recurrence of outages. Across Michigan, overhead power lines are a large and distracting remainder from a time…

To help advertise our Battle Against Blight campaign we are offering our first merchandise sale of the year!   Until the end of March we are officially launching our first shirt sale! You can now support our causes through the purchase of a t-shirt or crew neck sweatshirt with our…

Story by Jay Lowry Despite what TLC might advise, Tahquamenon’s frozen waterfalls are a unique thrill worth seeking this winter. When temperatures fall each year, these waterfalls can freeze in place, creating an entirely new scenic destination! For the people who want to climb these formations or photographers hoping for…

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…

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…