The price for a recreation passport in Michigan is going up in March, the first increase since 2020.

A state park in Northern Michigan will close for nearly a year starting this fall and lasting through the summer of 2025.

The price for a recreation passport in Michigan is going up in March, the first increase since 2020.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has called for spending a “historic” $250 million in federal coronavirus relief aid to upgrade state parks and trails.

In addition to the races for office in the November election, Michigan voters should prepare to vote on a few proposals that would change the state’s constitution. Proposition 1, also known as Prop 1, will change the way Michigan buys new land and renovates state parks. Specifically, the proposition impacts how much money Michigan can hold in the trust the funds state parks, and where that money ultimately goes. The proposition on the 2020 General Election ballot has been a long time coming -- the last major change to how Michigan funds state parks occurred in the mid 1990s. It is also supported by business groups like the Michigan Oil and Gas Association and the Michigan Chamber of Commerce.

WHITE LAKE TOWNSHIP, Mich. The burnt remains of a deceased woman were discovered near a park by a citizen on Monday morning. White Lake police say a citizen located the remains of the victim around 8 a.m. in a parking area near the Pontiac Lake State Recreation Area at Maceday Lake and Cross roads. Officials say Oakland County medical examiners arrived on the scene but no cause of death has been determined as of Tuesday afternoon. Officials say there were no recent missing persons reports in the area that matched the victims description. Anyone with information is asked to contact White Lake Police Lieutenant Christopher Hild at 248-698-4404.