Courtesy photo On the opening day of turkey season, Leo Milkiewicz, 91, of Escanaba was hunting with his son Todd when he scored this tom turkey with a 4 inch beard north of Road River.

“Here we go again through the same old misery, look into my eyes and it’s easy to see we can’t undo the distance between me and you,” – Marshall Crenshaw — — — MARQUETTE — As I stepped outside the front door, it was immediately noticeable how quiet the nighttime was. It ...

LANSING — If you’re fishing for lake sturgeon and muskellunge this season, don’t forget to register your harvest within 24 hours - it’s required. You can register two ways: online at Michigan.gov/RegisterFish, or by calling the new number at 906-287-0816. “Anglers who register their ...

“Let’s steal away in the noonday sun, it’s time for a summertime dream,” – Gordon Lightfoot MARQUETTE — While neck deep in Queen Anne’s lace, prickly purple thistles and squiggly vines, along the meandering edge of a cold trout stream recently, I realized that a change had ...

LANSING — The Michigan Mass Timber Summit - postponed due to COVID-19 - is going virtual, and there’s plenty of time left to register. The summit, originally planned for April, is now a series of three web-based sessions from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Tuesdays, Sept. 22 and 29 and Oct. 6. It ...

HANCOCK — A state-managed off-road vehicle route between the Portage Lift Bridge and Dollar Bay in Houghton County has been re-opened after work was completed to create an interim bypass trail route. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced the re-opening today after a county ...