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Best Offbeat Lake Michigan AdventuresSaturday, July 16, 2011 @ 6:00AMWe live beside one of the most magnificent lakes in the world, but how many of us have truly explored our great lake? Sure, we’ve all enjoyed swimming the lake, but how many of us can say that we’ve paddleboarded, surfed, or scuba dived Lake Michigan? Here are three extreme challenges for all the lake lovers out there...

Focus on the Marquette areaSaturday, July 9, 2011 @ 1:48AMMARQUETTE - A recent article in The Minneapolis Star-Tribune highlighted the Marquette area as a prime Midwestern tourist destination.

Pier jumping poses potential problemsSunday, July 3, 2011 @ 6:02PMOfficials warn of underestimating lake conditions ST. JOSEPH - Eric Neinas, 16, of Niles, threw a large rubber ball off South Pier at Silver Beach County Park.

Marquette's natural appealSaturday, July 2, 2011 @ 2:18PMSurrounded by parklands, the largest city on Michigan's Upper Peninsula has transformed from industrial hub to summer hot spot.

Will Swoffer enjoyed a good game to the endTuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 1:30AMJim Schultz is eagerly awaiting his next volleyball game with Will Swoffer as his teammate.

Galesburg among dozens of towns that must curb sewer overflowsMonday, June 27, 2011 @ 10:24AMAs a kid, Gary Mechanic didn’t think twice about playing along the banks of the Chicago River, just a half block from his home, despite the sewage and industrial runoff that fouled the waterway when it rained. He remembers when the Fox River farther west was so polluted it was rare to see people canoeing or fishing. Today, he is paddling rivers that have undergone dramatic yet incomplete ...

River traveler to present program at The HeritageFriday, June 24, 2011 @ 4:26PMST. JOSEPH - The Heritage Museum and Cultural Center at 7 p.m. June 30 will present "Paddling Across Wisconsin and Michigan" with PBS-featured Michigan author Doc Fletcher.

Back to the Bricks rolling into Caseville SaturdayThursday, June 23, 2011 @ 6:44AMBy TRACI L. WEISENBACHTribune Staff Writer

Stand-up paddleboarding lessons mix fitness and fun under the Pinellas sunThursday, June 16, 2011 @ 4:18PMBy Terri Bryce Reeves, Times Correspondent Thursday, June 16, 2011 Max Smedley, 7, on learning to stand-up paddleboard with his dad, Ron, above. CLEARWATER It's Dad's big day and if you want to be the most awesome of offspring, treat him to one of the hippest ideas under the Florida sun — a SUP lesson. What's SUP? It's short for stand-up paddleboards, which look like oversized surfboards but are ...