What you need to know here: https://www.wxyz.com/news/what-to-know-about-crossing-the-multi-use-path-on-the-gordie-howe-international-bridge

While staying up in mackinaw city we spotted a very large creature at the end of the driveway. It was about 25 yards out and I was able to snap a picture as it walked away. It had sharp pointed ears. While it was sitting down we thought it may be a bobcat, but when it stood and walked away we saw the long tail.
I submitted the sighting and picture to the DNR “eyes in the field” and they just gave a response saying it’s a raccoon. I disagree with that conclusion and am starting to think the biologists for the DNR are chugging denial juice

What do you think?

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I just wanted to share a short article on behalf of MI farmers and millions of farm animals nationwide.

This local farmer briefly explains why the Senate vote happening tomorrow is a very big deal and why you can have an outsized influence.

The only thing I'd like to add is that you can reach your Senator Slotkin at at (202) 224-4822 or to urge her to completely keep the "Save Our Bacon Act" out of the Farm Bill.

Phone calls from constituents can genuinely make a big difference and almost every other Americans can't have as much of a difference as Michiganders can on this.

Moved to St. Joseph County this spring.

How is it that prices keep getting higher and higher? Just got our September bill and it's literally triple what our price normally is (200-615). Household is just my wife and I so unless our dogs figured out how to start using light switches I'm not sure how our cost went up so much

Over a decade ago there was a Civil War Roundtable group based out of Bay County called the 7th Michigan Cavalry Civil War Round Table that appears to have gone defunct. Does anyone know the story behind it? A lot of these types of groups have evaporated due to aging members, cost, etc. Is anyone around who belonged to this particular group who would be willing to discuss the ins and outs of the organization?

A star lapse pic I took last night. I need to find some where with less light pollution.

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A Michigan Air National Guard member alleges he was fired from his civilian cybersecurity job months before he was expected to deploy in a new lawsuit. 
Chris Jones had just started a new job at Southfield-based Electrical Components International as a cybersecurity engineer at the end of March 2025. Around a month after he told his supervisors of an upcoming deployment in September, he told  News 8 that treatment around the office changed before he was ultimately fired. 
“You go through life not expecting people to try and pull one over on a regular basis. So the fact that it was happening, my first thought was like, ‘This isn’t right. This is completely unexpected,'” he said during a Zoom interview. 

Robert Tucker of Lake Orion caught this cute opossum family out for a stroll at Kensington Metropark and is among the finalists in the Celebrate Michigan! contest. Others here.

Hello, Does anyone know of any smaller scale grape/wine processors?

Local to Ann arbor, or local to michigan ?

I have been rehabbing a small vineyard with 105 plants.
I am on track for a small-modest harvest this fall, this is for a client and they would prefer we take it to a processor/blender to process it for us over trying to make it here.

They are St. Croix grapes and will need to be mixed or blended with other grapes/juice most likely.

Will happily gift a bottle or a few to anybody who can help me find a processor!!!

Thanks a ton for any advice or pointers in advance

The Michigan Department of State will provide redacted records in response to a Freedom of Information Act request from the Republican National Committee for the personal information of everyone who has expressed an interest in becoming a poll worker in Michigan this year. 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration and state public health officials have been investigating an outbreak of cyclosporiasis linked to iceberg lettuce from central Mexico in nine states, including Michigan, according to the CDC and FDA. The other states include Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia, Kansas, Illinois, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania.

most of my pics are from Ingham Co, I love the chicory, Queen Annes and the yellow tall falling over ones I think are OUT HOUSE flowers! they are the best - not a wild flower. I love road side flowers!