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• Visitor Centers
Ten Visitor Centers and Hatcheries statewide offer educational programs for teachers and students. Each highlight a different aspect of Michigan's natural resources, such as sand dunes, forests or fish. These programs are free. Most Visitor Centers require advance reservations for schools and large groups, so be sure to check the "School Programs" section of their web pages.


Featured Activities
Biddle House KitchenHistoric Downtown Buildings, Mackinac Island, Open through mid-June through mid-Aug. 2012
Mackinac State Historic Parks' five historic downtown buildings are open to the public between June 11–August 20. They are located throughout downtown Mackinac Island, including Market Street, Main Street, also known as Huron Street, and Fort Street. One general admission ticket gets you into all five Mackinac Island Historic Downtown Buildings.

• Tawas Point Celebration Days

• DNR's official Pure Michigan kickoff to summer, June 22-24

• Wood Shaving Days

• Mackinac State Historic Parks 2012 Events

• Get Outdoors-Events at State Parks


Snow Sports

• Cross Country Skiing

• Dog Sledding

• Ski PureMichigan

• Snowboarding

• Snowmobile Information

• Snowmobile Safety & Safety Classes

• Snowmobile Trail Maps

• Summer Luge at Muskegon State Park

• U.S. National Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame & Museum


Hunting
Brian Campbell offers some fatherly advice to his son, Collin, at a Pheasants Forever youth hunt.

• New for the 2012 hunting season — Mentored Youth Hunting
The DNR and a Mentored Youth Hunting team are hard at work on the regulations to govern this important program. You won't find a state with a prouder hunting tradition than Michigan! A DNR program aimed at getting children under 10 interesting in hunting and fishing, Mentored Youth Hunting licenses go on sale March 1. Learn more about this exciting hunting opportunity!

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• Subscribe to Hunting Updates from Michigan DNR

Hunter in the woods with his elk.

• Hunters, apply for your bear and elk license now through June 1

Pure Michigan Hunt winner Luke Haynes and his father with the elk that Luke harvested.

• Have you applied for the Pure Michigan Hunt? Don't miss your chance at the hunt of a lifetime!

• Buy a Hunting License

• Drawing Results

• Hunting Applications & Drawings

• License Vendors

• Feeding the Hungry

• Hunter Education


Fishing
Woman standing in the river fly fishing.

• In Michigan, you're never more than six miles from a body of water.
There are 153 different species of fish in our state, and several ways to catch them. And if you want to fly fish, Field & Stream Magazine ranked Michigan #1 to do just that. Learn more at www.michigan.gov/fishing.

• Subscribe to Fishing Hot Topics from Michigan DNR

• Buy a Fishing License

• Confused when your favorite fishing season opens? PDF icon

• Inland Lake Maps

• Fish Stocking Database - Where the DNR stocks fish

• Fishing Guides, Licenses, Seasons & Permits

• Marked and Tagged Fish

• Walleye-rearing effort gets big boost from volunteers-5/10/2012

• Largemouth & Smallmouth Bass Seasons on All Waters


Boating and Water Sports
Image of Watercrafts

• Boat Registration Requirements
Includes all types of watercraft.

• Beaches

• Boater Safety

• Boating Information

• Boating Safety Classes

• Paddle Sports

• Parasaling, Water skiing, Wakeboarding


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