Water lapping against shore and shoes crunching along leaf-covered trails are combining with musical instruments and technology for a new kind of tourism soundtrack for the state of Michigan this week ...

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DETROIT (AP) — Outdoor enthusiasts soon will be able to appreciate 10 of Michigan's state parks from their headphones. Tourism brand Pure Michigan is set to release an album that blends ambient sounds ...

The soundscapes of Michigan’s great outdoors can often be just as beautiful as the landscapes: Think waves on a beach, rain on a leafy canopy, birdsong at sunrise. A new album has captured some of ...

Every day, I wake up to the sound of five or six or seven varieties of birds. My backyard hums with bees and wasps and the occasional monarch butterfly. In the morning, when I take the dog out, I ...

The state of Michigan is hoping to lure tourism with its indigenous music. And not the music -- Motown, Bob Seger, Kid Rock, Eminem, Jack White, techno -- that you might expect. By Gary Graff The ...