Laura Herberg

of 2 On a recent sunny fall morning, a couple dozen people paddled in bright-colored kayaks past factories, a docked freighter and miniature mountains of industrial materials on southeast Michigan's Lower Rouge River.

of 2 On a recent sunny fall morning, a couple dozen people paddled in bright-colored kayaks past factories, a docked freighter and miniature mountains of industrial materials on southeast Michigan's Lower Rouge River.

On a recent sunny fall morning, a couple dozen people paddled in bright-colored kayaks past factories, a docked freighter and miniature mountains of industrial materials on southeast Michigan's Lower Rouge River.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has begun using genetic testing to track the success of some of its fish-stocking operations.

On a recent sunny fall morning, a couple dozen people paddled in bright-colored kayaks past factories, a docked freighter and miniature mountains of industrial materials on southeast Michigan's Lower Rouge River.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has begun using genetic testing to track the success of some of its fish-stocking operations.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has begun using genetic testing to track the success of some of its fish-stocking operations.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has begun using genetic testing to track the success of some of its fish-stocking operations.

A study found Mount Curwood is 4.7 inches taller than Mount Arvon, Michigan's official natural high point

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