2026 MOWA Excellence in Craft Awards
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 […]
Clean Waterways Award 2026
Baldwin, MI May 9, 2026 The Michigan Outdoor Writers Association (MOWA), in partnership with Enbridge, has selected Ducks Unlimited (DU) as the recipient of the 2026 MOWA Clean Waterways Award. The award was presented at MOWA’s annual conference in Baldwin, MI to DU’s Michigan Major Donor Chairman Craig Lesley by MOWA member Tom Huggler. The […]
Michigan Outdoor Hall of Fame 2026 Inductees
April 2, 2026 Michigan Outdoor Writers Association Announces 2026 Outdoor Hall of Fame Inductees The Michigan Outdoor Writers Association has announced three 2026 inductees for the Michigan Outdoor Hall of Fame. These recipients will be formally recognized at MOWA’s 82nd annual conference on May 9th at the Pere Marquette River Lodge The MOWA Outdoor Hall […]
2026 Michigan Outdoor Writers Association Conference
The Michigan Outdoor Writers Association (MOWA) held its 82nd annual conference May 8-10 in Baldwin Michigan’s Pere Marquette River Lodge. Some of Michigan’s best trout fishing streams and rivers – most notably the Pere Marquette River and the Baldwin River pass through Baldwin. Other outdoor activities abound including bass and walleye fishing, turkey hunting, morel […]