



Results
Cliff Ketcham Award
-Best Outdoor Feature-
1st place – John Cleveland
Somewhere Over the Rainbow “Trout”
2nd place – Jon Osborn
Hunting the Halfway Point
3rd. place – Tim Schulz
Manistee River Waltz
C.A. “Frenchy” Paquin Award
-News Related Articles-
1st Place – Jon Osborn
The Crucial Connection
2nd place – Steve Griffin
Research Debunks Long-held Theory on Walleye Spawning in Saginaw Bay
3rd place – Jeff Nedwick
Fisheries Chief Pushes Case for Increase in License Fees
Charlie Welch Award
-Photography-
1st place – Jon Osborn
Suckers by Lantern Lite
2nd. Place – Allen Crater
Island Campsite
3rd place – Bob Vogel
Inferno Survivor
Mort Neff Award
-Broadcast Media-
1st place – Al Stewart
-Hunting and Fishing at Hillsdale-
2nd place – Kristin Ojaniemi
-Camp Josh Bear Hunt-
3rd place – Dennis Serra
-A Trip Down the Escanaba River-
James H. Hall Award
-Outdoor Activities-
1st Place – Alan Campbell
Legend Al Stewart
2nd Place – Allen Crater
One Final Walk
3rd Place – Steve Griffin
Relishing the Joy
James A. O. Crowe Award
-Best Outdoor Column-
1st Place – Tom Huggler
Michigan Meanders, Woods-N-Water News
2nd Place – Tom Carney
Tailfeathers, Upland Almanac
3rd Place – Steve Griffin
Midland Daily News
