More than 5,000 people gathered at the Detroit Zoo on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, for the Walk to End Alzheimer’s, demonstrating their commitment to fighting a disease that affects over 200,000 Michigan residents.

Run the Plank 5K kicks off June 28. Here's how to register.

It's National Walk Your Dog Week!

Thousands of people headed to Fraser on Saturday for the annual Run Drugs Out of Town 5K Run/Walk.

Raise money for a good cause and enjoy a fun annual spring run in downtown Ann Arbor.

Matthaei Botanical Gardens is offering free nature walks to the community through April.

Learn how you can sign up for the 10th annual Big House 5K in Ann Arbor.

Jewish Family Services' "Walk a Mile in My Shoes" fundraiser returns for its second year.

It’s called Walk for the Red 140. Firefighters are walking 140 miles to help firefighters battling cancer.

All ages are welcome at the city's Autumn Nature Walk.

The 2022 Washtenaw County Walk to End Alzheimer's will take place at Pioneer High School.

Tree Town is the second-best midwestern city for remote workers who enjoy nature, and the 16th best in the US.

Join other nature lovers on a stroll through Buttonbush Nature Area later this month.

Help raise funds for a good cause later this summer on Ann Arbor's northside.

The American Heart Association’s 2022 Washtenaw County Heart and Stroke Walk & 5K will kick off on Saturday morning.

More than 62,000 people will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and today hundreds of Metro Detroiters came out to raise awareness and money for research.

Since then, we’ve gotten tons of emails from readers telling us some of their favorite places and trails. Now, we want to know yours.

A teenage girl and her dog were both shot Saturday evening while on a walk on Detroit’s east side, police say.

After an injury changed his life forever, former Detroit Lions player Mike Utley is opening up about his struggle to walk again.

Michigan Humane is holding its annual Mutt March.

On October 10, join community members fighting for those with Alzheimer’s during the Walk to End Alzheimer’s at Pioneer High School.

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MACOMB TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Macomb Township firefighter, Joe Warne, set off on a 140 mile walk to Grand Rapids on Thursday. “We said, ‘Hey, what’s a good way to raise awareness and we can walk across the state in full gear. They started walking at 8 a.m., leaving from Macomb Township. The walk is to help Michigan firefighters who are battling cancer. If in the next four days you see firefighters walking, feel free to drop some cash in the bucket their holding.

MILFORD, Mich. A friendship, a death and a promise to help others -- the KDB Melanoma Run is more than just a 5k run. Her best friend, Tricia Edwards, said she felt helpless when Bowers was diagnosed with melanoma. She decided to find a way to educate more people about melanoma, so she created the KDB Melanoma Walk. The Cananaughs and their support team show up every year for the KDB Melanoma Run and have raised more than six figures. Due to COVID-19, races like this cant occur, so this year, the KDB Melanoma Run is going virtual.