MANISTEE TOWNSHIP, MI – This state park with beach in its name has been lacking one for many years now. There’s no change in sight. Orchard Beach State Park was named for its beach and an orchard that ...

MANISTEE TOWNSHIP, MI – A universally accessible playground featuring a hillside slide and a timber climbing pile is coming to a Northern Michigan state park situated on a bluff overlooking Lake ...

Douglas Barry retired this year after more than four decades with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, but his passion for conservation remains strong. Barry and his wife, Lara ...

MANISTEE — Department of Natural Resources staff have a busy year unfolding at Manistee County parks and boat launch areas. A strong winter ice season left the Stronach Township Access Site’s fishing ...