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Outdoors

5th Annual Soo Line Steam Engine #730 Authority Golf Scramble

Team registrations are being accepted for the fifth Annual Gladstone Michigan Soo Line Steam Engine #730 Authority four person 18 hole Golf Scramble that will be held on Thursday, May 28, at the Escanaba Country Club. The entry fee for the event is $380 per four-person team. The tournament ...

Annual Presque Isle deer survey released

MARQUETTE — The 2025 Presque Isle deer survey has been released. The survey is conducted each year in a collaboration between NMU Fisheries and Wildlife Association, Moosewood Nature Center and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, and is reported to the city of Marquette to provide ...

Nature’s unexpected discoveries

“I got a peaceful easy feeling, and I know you won’t let me down, ‘cuz I’m already standing on the ground,” – Jack Tempchin Hikes and other adventures in nature are often based on exploration and discovery. Finding, researching, visiting, seeing, experiencing and enjoying new ...

Trout season rekindles memories of youth in the U.P.

“It’s often said that life is strange, yeah, but compared to what?” – Steve Forbert During the early days of my youth, the last Saturday in April opening day of trout season quickly became something I looked forward to as much as Christmastime. My birthday falls on April 9 and by that ...

State report says 2025 was a wild ride for Michigan’s forests

A new annual report that surveys the health of Michigan’s forest says 2025 was a year of “progress and challenges.” Every year, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources compiles a forest health report that details new and existing threats to those forests. In the 2025 edition of ...