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Outdoors

Column: If we could keep summer in a bottle

“On a clear day rise and look around you, and you’ll see who you are,” – Alan Jay Lerner — — — MARQUETTE — The bright afternoon sunshine made me squint, while a warm breeze pushed up dirt from this rocky road, tucked into a wild section of the countryside filled with the ...

DNR seeks reports of bull elk from Menominee County

MENOMINEE — Wildlife biologists and technicians with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources have been tracking reports of a bull elk spotted in the south-central part of the Upper Peninsula in Menominee County. The young elk was reported first by a private landowner June 6, within ...

Column: Dad’s old reels stir up memories

“Are you reelin’ in the years,” – Walter Becker/Donald Fagen — — — MARQUETTE — When I was a young kid growing up, I remember my dad had two fishing rods and reels he prized that I wasn’t allowed to touch. One was for plunking worms into streams and creeks for brook, ...

Enjoy free fishing this weekend, June 13-14

LANSING — Grab a fishing rod and enjoy some fine Michigan fishing during the 2020 Summer Free Fishing Weekend. This year, it’s Saturday and Sunday, June 13 and 14 - two full days when everyone can fish without a license (though all other fishing regulations still apply). During Free ...

Creel clerks hope to connect with anglers this summer

LANSING — As this year’s open-water fishing season gets underway, anglers at many lakes, rivers and Great Lakes ports may encounter DNR fisheries staff members collecting data about their fishing experiences. “The information we gather from anglers helps us get a clearer picture about ...

Column: Unusual vistors stop by the hummingbird feeder

“Fly me to the moon,” – Bart Howard — — — MARQUETTE — Sometimes it’s strange how one thing leads to another. Nature recently granted me a tremendous opportunity that began in quite unrelated fashion on a cloudy spring afternoon. A few days beforehand, we had put up ...