Grayling, MI

GRAYLING, Mich. (WOWO) — A military drone exercise is forcing hunters out of part of Camp Grayling just as Michigan’s firearm deer season gets underway, disrupting a 96-year family hunting tradition and raising concerns about lost business across Northern Michigan. The Michigan Army National Guard will close approximately 21,633 acres of state-managed land from November 7 through November 22, making the area unavailable to the public while U.S. Department of Defense personnel conduct a progr

Just in time for opening day of the firearm deer season, the US Department of Defense has temporarily closed a portion of Camp Grayling used every year by dozens of hunters.

Houghton forward Lucas Mayra scored twice in the Gremlins’ 6-0 victory over Grayling to open the MHSAA District 33 tournament Thursday, Oct. 14, at Alumni Field in Houghton. The senior helped lift the Gremlins to semifinals, where they fell 4-3 to Kingsford Wednesday. (Eddie O’Neill/For the Gazette)

We leave you this Sunday swimming with the arctic grayling, recently reintroduced to the streams near Traverse City in Michigan. Videographer: Justin Grubb.

Included are some 100-year-old photos and the news story when 5 spies were found taking images of military vehicles at Camp Grayling... Continue reading…

HOUGHTON — The high school soccer postseason got underway Wednesday across the state of Michigan. Locally, the Houghton Gremlins hosted the Grayling Vikings in an MHSAA District 33 quarterfinal game, and there was some history between these two teams on the pitch. Two years ago, in a similar setting, the Vikings ended the Gremlins’ season […]

Northern Michigan tribes are releasing Arctic grayling for the second year in a row, in hopes of restoring the native freshwater species. Questions remain about how many have already survived and how to adapt to shifting weather from climate change.