Michigan DNR

Explore the outdoors. Get into every state park for free and pay no fees for ORV permits or fishing licenses for one big Michigan weekend in June.

Benjamin Franklin had just invented the stove, but it was not yet widely available. What did Michigan settlers eat to survive in the days long before the territory became a state?

Erosion often shrinks property along Lake Michigan, but Van Buren State Park is expanding, thanks to a partnership with the Michigan DNR.

Do you have a passion for the outdoors? Michigan Department of Natural Resources is looking for entrepreneurs to open businesses inside state parks.

The eastern massasauga rattlesnake is the only venomous serpent in the state. Take a look at these videos so you know how to identify Michigan's snakes.

You no longer have to buy a thousand things that you don't have room to store and only use a few times a year. You can now rent camping gear for your vacation.

Venturing outdoors for exercise and adventure is encouraged, but Michigan DNR reminds you to practice social distancing and common sense.

The 2020 fishing season opens on April 1 in Michigan, but is it even allowed this year? Michigan Department of Natural Resources has the answers.

It may be illegal to feed the deer during hunting season in Michigan, but hunters are feeding the hungry by donating venison.

Disabled hunters are giving the sport another shot with these accessible hunting trailers.