winter

Decades of experiments with other options, from beet- and corn-based deicers to sand and chemical mixes, have yet to yield an alternative that's anywhere as effective and affordable.

In the latest edition of National Geographic, you'll find a big spread dedicated to exploring how ice coverage has dramatically decreased on the Great…

Ann Arbor writer Tamar Charney shares her thoughts about the connection between ice fishing and life.Somewhere beneath the runways of the Toronto airport…

Maybe it's just because a large number of older people have learned the benefits of exercise and canine companionship. Whatever the reason, walking a dog on a leash has been linked to more fractures.

Tuesday, state lawmakers plan to consider legislation to help school districts that have to make up snow days.Severe weather and bitter cold forced many…

Winter has come for the Lower Peninsula. Schools were closed across the state Monday, as was pretty much everything else. With heavy snowfall and…

There are many ways to make the most of winter in Michigan, but how about climbing frozen waterfalls? Just ask Angela VanWiemeersch and Sasha DiGiulian…

Many call skiing to mind, or ice skating, when thinking about winter in Michigan. A growing number of Michiganders, however, envision a team of dogs…

When I moved from Tennessee to Michigan, winter hit me like a ton of bricks, or maybe it was a full body ice cream headache.Remember how winters used to…

It's a mighty tall order: maintaining navigation channels through the Great Lakes all winter long.That mission is fulfilled by a mighty ship: the USCGC…