Situated on the St. Clair River, the city of Algonac's big draw is its waterfront, including its 2,400-foot boardwalk, the largest one on the river.

I’ve been running and practicing yoga for years—at various levels of seriousness and frequency. I get similar things out of both: They help me de-stress, be in the moment and put aside worries, breathe deeply, feel strong, and generally feel better.

In the past, people were told to take it easy after cancer treatment; now, survivors are finding empowerment through athletic challenges.

Sports deliver mixed messages: We play to win. No points for second place. It’s not whether you win or lose but how you play the game that counts. Cheaters never win, and winners never cheat.

It seems as though everyone is hiring these days, and talented professionals have abundant job opportunities. Amid heightened competition for talent, smart associations are adjusting their recruitment strategies, increasing their focus on retaining the staff they have, and looking at new ways to harness an effective team—even if everyone isn’t on the payroll.

Nicole Ver Kuilen recently completed a 1,500-mile triathlon down the West Coast — with a prosthetic leg.

Until the last couple of months, no one had used Detroit’s sole campground in more than a decade. In May, the first group of kids arrived to set up camp.

Many athletes can tell you the leadership skills they gained from sports. Employers often echo their sentiments.

Cancer is the six-letter word that can stop someone in their tracks. But after hearing a diagnosis, or after treatment begins, how can a patient find the strength and focus to be who they were before they were sick?

Is water a human right or a commodity? It’s treated like both.

Cheryl Bridges broke the world record for the marathon in 1971, the year before Title IX was passed. When Bridges, now Cheryl Treworgy,  started running as a girl in the 1960s, there were no girls’ track or cross country teams.

When Title IX was passed in 1972, it opened doors to athletics that had been closed to girls and women. Many of the girls’ and women’s teams that are common at high schools and universities today didn’t exist back then.

What makes an athlete an athlete? Is it talent and ability, or is it something less overt—like what you put into it or what you get out of it? Some seemingly atypical athletes are working to make their sports more welcoming to people who don’t fit the stereotypical mold.

This baseball season, the sleeve of the Cleveland Indians’ uniform displays “Chief Wahoo” –  a caricature of a Native American with red skin and a toothy smile. But the team is removing it from the uniform, starting in 2019.

As industry leaders, how associations respond to sexual harassment matters—to the individual and to their community. Associations are facing challenging questions about how to set the bar for acceptable conduct in their field, enforce fair policies, and promote a positive professional culture that attracts the best talent.

The world of association learning is changing, with new types of content being delivered in new formats. But what are learners actually getting out of them? While the traditional lecture format is familiar, it allows only surface learning, experts say. And associations can do better.

Last month, 120 climbers descended on Horse Pens 40 in Steele, Alabama, for the first-ever large-scale celebration of diversity in climbing: the Color the Crag Festival.

Even before dozens were killed and hundreds injured when a gunman sprayed bullets over Las Vegas concertgoers October 1, associations in the meetings and exhibitions space were working with law enforcement authorities to develop plans for enhanced security at conferences and other meetings.