Maple sap is heated in a large pan to evaporate water and make maple syrup in this file photo. Michigan's maple syrup industry will likely lose 25%, about 50,000 gallons, of annual production this ...

We're all trying to still get our feet under us and figure out what to do," one producer said, "because no one's seen this ...

A historic ice storm in late March downed millions of trees across Northern Michigan, obliterating untold sums of lumber.

the biggest White Pine—Michigan's state tree—and potential state champions, which are trees that may be the biggest of its type (for example, sugar maple). Participants may even get their tree ...

As severe weather season descends on West Michigan, it’s a good idea to check your trees for signs of decay, especially those ...

Bill Sterrett stands on his 40-acre woodlot north of Gaylord. The area was one of the hardest-hit by the ice storm in late March. Sterrett had been managing the woods for timber since 1989. He ...

Dale Forrester has made maple syrup all his life. Over three days, two weeks ago, Mother Nature tried to take that all away. The historic ice storm that clobbered northern Michigan from March 28 to 30 ...