The analysis also included other municipal, county, state and private-sector campgrounds in Michigan and the Midwest." It's the first increase in three years, according to the DNR. The new rates ...

Also, a new premium fee will be added to reservations at the state’s most popular campgrounds. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is increasing its overnight lodging fees starting Aug. 1.

Take your sleds to the top and you’ll see out over towering sand dunes to Lake Michigan. Behind you is the winding Kalamazoo River making its way to meet the big lake. On the east side of Blue ...