MARQUETTE — “They’re OK the last days of May,” – Donald “Buck Dharma” Roeser With the chokecherry trees, spring beauties and wild strawberries in bloom, May has come and almost gone – already. n a frenetic whirl, out of the gasping death throes of winter, she ushered home ...

MARQUETTE — “I must have washed my hands in a muddy stream,” – Joe T. Babcock And now I go out walking again, barefoot in the wet, muddy places where the cow slips are already set to bloom. Their gloriously bright yellow pedals reflect sunlight onto the bright, green leaves of these ...

MARQUETTE — “Come on the risin’ wind, we’re going up around the bend,” – John Fogerty I have always been interested in the idea of harbingers – indicators or signals of things up the road, coming around the bend – things we can’t see today, maybe not even tomorrow, but ...

LANSING — Collecting key data on Michigan’s world-class fisheries is critical for successful management of our diverse fisheries resources. Michigan Department of Natural Resources fisheries management units completed over 260 fisheries surveys across Michigan in 2021. Specifically, DNR ...

MARQUETTE — “Stop and smell the roses, baby I can’t hardly see,” – Steve Forbert There’s a smell to the air in the springtime that makes me dizzy with memories. Something about the cold and damp in the winds too that makes me recall with ease many of those childhood times. I ...

Smelt runs have not yet started in the Upper Peninsula. Many areas along the lakeshores of Lake Superior, Lake Huron and Lake Michigan still have ice formations in front of and near river mouths. Cold temperatures and slow snowmelt in most areas have slowed the progression and timing of smelt ...