November 2, 2021

A Transformative Trip: Paige Lackey shares her Project Rustic experience

{New Podcast Episode!} Listen to this episode of the Michigan Runner Girl Show by clicking on the player at the top of […]

April 26, 2021

Project Rustic update from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Earlier this spring, the MRG Podcast featured a conversation with Paige Lackey, who is embarking on an epic five-month-long camping […]

March 23, 2021

Project Rustic: 77 Michigan state forest campgrounds, 1 RV, 1 epic summer

If you could spend your summer exploring rustic state forest campgrounds all across Michigan — traveling to these scenic spots […]

February 9, 2020

Awesome year-round adventure ideas at Michigan state parks

A peaceful paddle down a Michigan river during the winter, chasing waterfalls in the lower peninsula (have you been to […]

August 30, 2018

Keep Your Summer Exploring Going Into Fall

You’ll all be excited to hear that Maia Turek, our Michigan Department of Natural Resources State Parks guru, is back […]

August 9, 2018

Love to Run? Tell Us Your Favorite Michigan Routes!

We all have our favorite Michigan routes – the ones with the perfectly located scenic overlook, or the road with the […]

November 28, 2017

Escape this January: Announcing the first-ever Michigan Runner Girl Winter Getaway

Moonlit snowshoeing, cross country skiing and hiking through the woods, yoga, delicious food and drink…all in a gorgeous Up North […]

November 21, 2017

Winter fun at Michigan State Parks + let’s all #OptOutside this Friday!

Maia Turek, a.k.a. the Michigan state parks guru, is back on the Michigan Runner Girl Show, this time to talk […]

June 27, 2017

Where Will Your Summer Adventures Take You? Exploring + Running with Michigan State Parks’ Maia Turek

For this week’s special 100th episode of the Michigan Runner Girl Show—this weekly podcast launched in August 2015 with an […]

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