ESCANABA – The following reports detail daily activity of Michigan conservation officers from Nov. 23, 2025, to Dec. 6, 2025, throughout the following District 1 and District 2 counties of service: Alger, Baraga, Chippewa, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Luce, Mackinac, ...
All forestry schools teach tree classification as a basic course. Lots of Latin names. Groups of similar trees, in at least some ways. It’s kinda fun but not for everybody. When Carolus Linnaeus (nee Carl von Linné) began naming living things with Latin terms, there needed to be a method ...
Michigan elk hunters faced challenging weather and storm-ravaged terrain to harvest 153 elk in 2025. A record number of applicants – 47,493 – applied for one of just 260 elk licenses that were issued through the state’s annual drawing. The elk hunt took place in the northern Lower Peninsula over two periods – one that stretched across late August and September and one in December. “With more than 47,000 applicants for the 260 elk hunting licenses made available, Michigan elk hunting is a highly prized opportunity,” said Brent Rudolph, the deer, elk and moose management ...
U.P. scores Monday’s games Girls’ basketball Gwinn 50, Escanaba 28 Bark River-Harris 53, Stephenson 41 Powers North Central 46, Carney-Nadeau 26 L’Anse 63, Ontonagon 24 Baraga 41, Ishpeming Westwood 27 Hancock 52, West Iron County 37 Ewen-Trout Creek 57, Norway 32 Newberry 51, Pickford 28 Pickford 62, Indian River Inland Lakes 44 Cedarville-DeTour 53, Rudyard 52 St. Ignace 61, Brimley 34 Boys’ basketball Gladstone 66, Manistique 42 Big Bay de Noc 60, Paradise 20 Powers North Central 55, Hannahville 47 Stephenson 62, Bark River-Harris ...
Tonight’s games Women’s basketball North Central Michigan at Bay College, 5:30 p.m. Wrestling Powers North Central, Manistique at Gladstone, 6 p.m. Girls’ basketball Manistique at St. Ignace, 7:15 p.m. Boys’ basketball Manistique at Brimley, 7:15 p.m. Stephenson at Rock Mid Peninsula, 7:30 p.m. Escanaba at Bark River-Harris, 7:30 p.m. Men’s basketball North Central Michigan at Bay College, 7:30 p.m. Thursday’s games Girls’ basketball Rapid River at Big Bay de Noc, 6 p.m. Stephenson at Powers North Central, 6:15 p.m. Boys’ ...
STEPHENSON — Two schools came together for a good cause here Tuesday as the Bark River-Harris Broncos split a girls and boys doubleheader and raised funds for the U.P. Honor Flight. The Broncos won the girls game 53-41 and the Stephenson boys picked up a 62-56 win. The Bark River-Harris ...
