MARQUETTE — “It's been headed this way since the world began, when a vicious creature took the jump from monkey to man” – Elvis Costello As the hectic pursuits of workday living would have it, I found myself sitting in my vehicle in the parking lot of a fast-food restaurant, waiting ...

By John Pepin Michigan DNR MARQUETTE — “Pounced with fire on flaming roads, using ideas as my maps,” – Bob Dylan The territory I was set to explore was imprinted in relatively dark lines on the back pages of my mind. I had it filed away, up there in the dusty old reference ...

Little Bay de Noc: Docks are in at most locations. Windy conditions limited angler numbers. Those that were able to make it out reported good perch fishing when jigging with perch rigs. Big Bay de Noc: Perch anglers reported fair to good fishing. Minnows or worms seemed to work best. St. ...

By John Pepin Michigan DNR “The railroad crossed the continent, and the buildings scratch the sky, the highway runs all over the place and the big jet engines fly,” – Steve Forbert As I headed up the highway north, it seemed like I was going the wrong way – even though the digital ...

MARQUETTE — “How far you all going Ruby asked us with a smile? We’re going all the way, until the wheels fall off and burn,” – Bob Dylan and Sam Shepard There are places to travel to that when you visit, the atmosphere of the place itself can clear your mind. These types of places ...

MARQUETTE — “I have gone from rags to riches in the sorrow of the night; in the violence of a summer’s dream, in the chill of a wintry light,” – Bob Dylan The silence in the nighttime air hung heavy and low. It was a deathly silence, like being in a tomb, I would imagine. It was ...