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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Gaylord, MI May 27, 2025 The Michigan Outdoor Writers Association (MOWA), in partnership with Enbridge, has selected the Kalamazoo River Watershed Council (KRWC) as the recipient of the 2025 MOWA Clean Waterways Award. In presenting the award to Dr. Kenneth Kornheiser, Vice President of the Kalamazoo River Watershed Council, at the annual MOWA conference held […]
Gaylord, MI May 17, 2025 Michigan Outdoor Writers Association Announces 2025 Outdoor Hall of Fame Inductees The Michigan Outdoor Writers Association announced the 2025 inductees for the Outdoor Hall of Fame that will be formally recognized at its 81st annual conference on May 17 at Treetops Resort. The Outdoor Hall of Fame, which began in […]
Continuing a long tradition of recognizing and rewarding communicators who excel in their craft, the Michigan Outdoor Writers Association (MOWA) recently announced winners of their 2024 Excellence in Craft awards. Cliff Ketcham Award -Best Outdoor Feature- 1st place – John Cleveland Smoke on the Water in Northern Saskatchewan 2nd place – Allen Crater Eighty Octobers […]
The Michigan Outdoor Writers Association (MOWA) held its 81st annual conference in Gaylord, May 15-18, at the Treetops Resort. The Gaylord area, including the Pigeon River Country, boasts diverse outdoor opportunities from fly fishing for trout or inland lake fishing for bass and walleye, to turkey hunting, elk watching, hiking, camping, morel hunting, and much more. […]
Baraga, MI Jul 12, 2024 The Michigan Outdoor Writers Association announced the 2024 inductees for the Outdoor Hall of Fame at its annual conference on May 18 at the Baraga Lakeside Inn. The Outdoor Hall of Fame, which began in 2017, recognizes Michigan outdoors communicators and authors, conservation volunteers, public sector employees, inventors, entrepreneurs, and […]
Baraga, MIMay 28, 2024 The Michigan Outdoor Writers Association (MOWA), in partnership with Enbridge, has selected Michigan Trout Unlimited as its recipient of the MOWA Clean Waterways Award for 2024. “Michigan Trout Unlimited has done more to restore and enhance the coldwater fisheries of Michigan than perhaps any other organization in the state’s history. Their […]