Category: "Outdoors"
Outdoor Adventure Center public opening set for July 20
By editor on Jul 10, 2015 | In News, Outdoors, MI Dept of Natural Resources | Send feedback »
Special programming and hours mark launch of MDNR's Detroit site that aims to bring Up North, Downtown
After nearly three years of planning, renovation, exhibit construction and final touches, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Outdoor Adventure Center in downtown Detroit is ready to open its doors Monday, July 20. The Outdoor Adventure Center – located across from William G. Milliken State Park and Harbor at the intersection of Atwater Street and the Dequindre Cut Trail – brings "Up North, Downtown" through hands-on, interactive exhibits and experiences about Michigan's out-of-doors in the three-story, 41,000-square-foot indoor facility.
Doug Hannon The Bass Professor dies at 66
By editor on Apr 5, 2013 | In News, Bass Fishing, Outdoors, Fishing | Send feedback »
Complications from recent neck surgery believed a factor claiming life of famed fishing tackle inventor, angling authority, author and longtime TV host
TAMPA, Fla., - 4/1/2013 - Doug Hannon, a legend in the fishing world known as the "Bass Professor" whose unique expertise in a wide range of design skills and academic subjects in and outside of angling, died Thursday, March 28 at his home in Keystone, a north Tampa suburb.
Hannon was 66.
Lance Valentine's Walleye 101 to aid Hospice of Michigan
By editor on Jul 16, 2011 | In News, Outdoors, Fishing | Send feedback »
Walleye 101 News
On September 10, 2011 fishermen of all ages and skill levels will take to the water at Belleville Lake in Belleville, Michigan for a day of fishing, fun and giving back. The 2011 “Catch for a Cause” fishing derby, dinner and raffle will once again benefit Hospice of Michigan. The goal for 2011 is to raise $10,000.
Johnson Outdoors Acquires Lakemaster Brand
By editor on Jul 12, 2011 | In News, Products, Bass Fishing, Outdoors, Fishing, Boating | Send feedback »
Lakemaster News
Deal Includes Assets of Waypoint Technologies & Pro Map Technologies
Racine, Wisconsin, July 11, 2011: Johnson Outdoors Marine Electronics, Inc. today announced it has acquired the assets of Waypoint Technologies, maker of LakeMaster,® the premier brand of high definition electronic lake charts among Northern US anglers. The asset purchase includes Pro Map Technologies, the LakeMaster® proprietary inland water survey techniques and bathymetric data processing technology, providing future exclusivity of an expanded portfolio of LakeMaster® digital maps for Humminbird® fishfinders.
B.A.S.S. Owner Don Logan Named Distinguished American Sportsman
By editor on May 28, 2011 | In News, Bass Fishing, Outdoors, Fishing | Send feedback »
B.A.S.S. News
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Don Logan, one of three new owners of B.A.S.S., was named the Distinguished American Sportsman for 2011 by the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday.
Logan, an Alabama native and resident of Birmingham, was honored for his lifetime of contributions to sports, including his ownership of the Birmingham Barons minor league baseball team, his service on the Auburn University Foundation, and his recent purchase of B.A.S.S.
B.A.S.S. Acquires Leading Outdoors Production Company
By editor on Apr 21, 2011 | In News, Bass Fishing, Outdoors, Fishing | Send feedback »
B.A.S.S. News
CELEBRATION, Fla. — B.A.S.S. LLC has acquired JM Associates, one of the nation’s oldest and largest outdoor programming production companies, B.A.S.S. announced today.
JM Associates was founded by Jerry McKinnis, one of three private investors — along with Don Logan and Jim Copeland — who purchased B.A.S.S. from ESPN in November 2010. The group bought JM from Atlanta-based CSE, which has owned it since 2007.
FLW Outdoors 2011 Season Premieres Sunday On Versus
By editor on Mar 12, 2011 | In News, Bass Fishing, Outdoors, Fishing | Send feedback »
FLW Outdoors News
MINNEAPOLIS (March 11, 2011) – The 2011 season of “FLW Outdoors” original programming begins Sunday, March 13, from 1-2 p.m. ET on VERSUS. The show will feature 48 weeks of the best coverage of competitive bass and walleye fishing from across the country including coverage of championship events such as the Forrest Wood Cup, Walmart BFL All-American, the EverStart Series Championship and the National Guard FLW College Fishing Championships.
NOAA Improves Marine and Weather Forecast Models for the Great Lakes
By editor on Jan 8, 2011 | In News, Outdoors, Fishing, Camping, Hunting, Boating, Weather, Marine Weather, NOAA | 1 feedback »
From NOAA News
Bridging Environmental Modeling with Technology Opens New Opportunities in Forecasting
NOAA is now using enhanced weather and marine forecast models for the Great Lakes that will extend forecasts from 36 hours to 60 hours into the future to better serve commercial and recreational mariners, the shipping industry, emergency responders, water resource managers and the private weather industry.