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Outdoors

A lake of memories

“I remember to this day, the bright red George clay and how it stuck to the tires after the summer rain. Willpower made that old car go, a woman’s mind told me that it’s so. Oh, how I wish we were back on the road again,” – Lobo In this spot on the map there’s a lake I knew well ...

Birch Bliss

Walking amid a brilliant paper birch stand remains an iconic memory for many folks who have wandered into the northwoods. The autumn season swaps out the green canopy for one of gold. Then, blankets of white snow complement the gently sloughing white bark. I suspect that if Lake ...

Lake Huron walleye: the new centerpiece of Michigan’s Great Lakes fishery

Walleye is now the most harvested species in the Michigan waters of the Great Lakes, followed by yellow perch. These findings are part of the 2025 Statewide Angler Survey Program (also known as “creel survey”) estimates recently announced by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources ...

Conservation officers return stranded Keweenaw Bay boaters safely to shore

KEWEENAW — A family of five from L’Anse returned safely to shore Tuesday night after their 31-foot sailboat became stuck on rocks in Keweenaw Bay. The family was sailing on Lake Superior from the Portage Canal in Houghton County to the L’Anse Marina in Baraga County – about a 15-mile ...

Outdoor North: Looking Up to a Diamond Sky

“I look up to you 'cause nothin' else makes any sense now. I look up to you 'cause ev'rything else brings me down. I look up to you and all of your stars up there twinkling. I look up to you and all of the wise things you know,” – Steve Forbert It’s a warm evening – late. I’m ...