ESSEXVILLE, MI – The first vessel to use the Saginaw River for the 2025 shipping season is a well-known, frequent sight along the waterway. The tug Samuel de Champlain entered the river around 3:30 ...

SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) – Local communities were doing their part in bringing a once abundant fish back to our local waterways. On Friday, Aug. 22 the staff with the Michigan State University Extension ...

Five hundred young sturgeon were released at four locations into the Saginaw River system last week as part of an ongoing effort by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Michigan State ...

The Bay City Commission is exploring new possibilities for the Saginaw River, having approved a resolution Monday night to study wake zones in hopes of designating the river as an open water channel.

BAY CITY, MI – The Saginaw River Marine Historical Society will present a free program featuring drone photography and insights into the future of the Saginaw River on Saturday, Oct. 18. Gordy Garris, ...

BAY CITY, Mich. (WNEM) – While the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) won’t have an ice breaker in the Saginaw River from the Saginaw Bay to the Lafayette Bridge for construction equipment, ...