The first finishers of the 2024 AuSable River Canoe Marathon will cross the finish line around 11:30 Sunday morning, after 14 straight hours of paddling down the mid-Michigan river.

The AuSable River Queen carried tourists up and down the river for nearly 60 years. Here's a look at the boat and the fate of some other well-known excursion vessels that once plied Michigan waters.

A conservation group continues a decade-long program to clean the river — while also teaching troubled kids to value the ...

by Savannah Fish Wed, February 28th 2018 at 8:21 AM Updated Wed, February 28th 2018 at 9:08 AM Future public access to AuSable River nearly finalized in Grayling TOPICS: Au Sable Au Sable River ...

On Earth Day, the Ausable River Association is hosting a roadside cleanup along the banks of the river. If you're interested in volunteering, check-in is Saturday, 9:30 a.m. at the Wilmington Town ...

CRAWFORD COUNTY, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU) -- The countdown has begun for the 76th Ausable River Canoe Marathon. This Saturday, 100 teams will paddle 120 miles down the river from Grayling to Oscoda.

PERU, N.Y. (WCAX) - Work crews spent Friday out on the Ausable River in Peru for the annual tire clean-up. About a dozen of people spent the morning on kayaks and canoes looking for trash and tires.

Yep, they call the AuSable River Canoe Marathon the world’s toughest spectator race. Head to the riverbanks in the wee hours of the night to witness a symbiotic relationship between diehard ...

The AuSable River Canoe Marathon started with the thrilling sprint start in Grayling at 9 p.m. on Saturday. As most of Michigan was tucked into bed, 116 canoe teams were paddling all night long.

When the renowned AuSable River Queen sank unexpectedly on March 11, owners Laurie and Roger Rice said they were left baffled and devastated. Two weeks later, the cause of the sinking remains unclear.