Steven A. Griffin, a Midland-based, full-time freelance outdoors writer, has been covering that beat for newspapers and magazines for longer than he likes to admit. He began with a manual typewriter and a film camera - and says that in every way outdoors, these are the "good old days"!
Posted on April 3, 2019 at 5:00AM by Steve Griffin
Lake Huron's Saginaw Bay is 'big water,' packed with big fish, and served by a big fleet of savvy charter fishing boat ...
KEEP EXPLORING »Posted on November 8, 2018 at 5:00AM by Steve Griffin
There's a special hush when winter arrives in Michigan's Great Lakes Bay Region, best broken by the sounds of activity-fed ...
KEEP EXPLORING »Posted on October 11, 2018 at 5:00AM by Steve Griffin
The young Mike Whiting explored the forests, fields and ponds of his family's property in Midland, Michigan, sometimes ...
KEEP EXPLORING »Posted on April 12, 2018 at 5:00AM by Steve Griffin
Every Saturday, I have breakfast at 6 a.m. at a local eatery. Almost every Saturday morning, Val Trabucchi of Midland joins a ...
KEEP EXPLORING »Posted on April 5, 2018 at 5:00AM by Steve Griffin
"Take a hike!" was once a phrase used to send someone on their way. Today, in the Great Lakes Bay Region, it's a friendly ...
KEEP EXPLORING »Posted on March 1, 2018 at 5:00AM by Steve Griffin
Perhaps the world's best walleye fishery, Lake Huron's Saginaw Bay is certainly among Michigan fishing's most ...
KEEP EXPLORING »Posted on July 18, 2017 at 6:00AM by Steve Griffin
Pure Michigan white-tailed deer hunting comes in several flavors, and two of the tastiest and most fruitful are features ...
KEEP EXPLORING »Posted on July 18, 2017 at 5:00AM by Steve Griffin
The childhood game of "Duck, Duck, Goose" is simple. The grown-up, Great Lakes Bay version is delightfully more ...
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