April 15, 2021

10 Michigan state parks on a Great Lake shore

If you’ve listened to any of the great conversations we’ve had about Michigan state parks on the MRG podcast (and […]

September 13, 2020

Turning to Travel: How our Pure Michigan adventures can change and connect us right now

Getting outside, enjoying nature, breathing in the fresh air and exploring both familiar and new-to-us places in Michigan — we’ve […]

July 2, 2019

Campfire Storytelling + Outdoor Exploring to Celebrate Our State Parks Centennial

It’s summertime in Michigan, so you know what that means: time to catch up with our state parks guru and […]

October 31, 2018

Enjoying Michigan craft beer + talking trails with Kelly Yauk & Maia Turek

When two of the funniest women you know get together—finally—to share stories of great Michigan trails to explore and fall […]

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 […]

March 3, 2017

Final Winter Fitness Challenge Winners: Cheboygan State Park Skiing + Race Volunteering

No matter the weather, we Michiganders get outdoors and have FUN. This was clear during the first-ever Michigan Runner Girl/Michigan […]

February 2, 2017

Week 4 Winter Fitness Challenge Winner: Betty Gauthier, snowshoeing at Harris Nature Center

We’ve made it to February! And according to the groundhog, we’ve got 6 more weeks of snow and cold. OK, […]

January 4, 2017

Winter exploring at Michigan state parks + join the MRG-DNR Fitness Challenge

{Get all the details of the Fitness Challenge in this blog post. You can also click on the player above […]

December 30, 2015

Episode #22: Shoe Year’s Day Virtual 5K + Exploring Michigan State Parks

Get ready to start planning your 2016 outdoor adventures — you’ll definitely be inspired after listening to this show highlighting […]

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—Heather Durocher