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Main cause of wolf mortality: people

Outdoors

LANSING – Even though the grey wolf is classified as an endangered species, a new study found that the majority of Michigan’s recorded wolf deaths are caused by humans. Researchers from Michigan State University and their collaborators used GPS collar and mortality data from 608 wolves in ...

Weekly fishing report

Outdoors

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources releases a weekly fishing report highlighting Michigan's waterways for anglers. Here is the weekly fishing report for the Upper Peninsula: Little Bay de Noc: Anglers reported slow fishing when targeting perch and attributed the slow fishing to the ...

A childhood route revisited

Outdoors

“I seen you walkin' every day on your way to school, I seen you talkin' to the children, I seen you talkin' too, ooh yeah – school teacher,” – Bob Seger The street was wet and the air was cold. It wasn’t wintertime, but it was dreary. I was just a kid, maybe seven or eight years ...

Sports Flashback March 28

Local Sports

March 28, 1966 — Five area players were recognized for their efforts this season during the annual basketball meeting of the Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association Escanaba senior Rick Kuchenberg and juniors Paul Miller and Dave Nyquist earned All-U.P. honors in Class ...

U.P. Sports Hall of Fame inductees

Local Sports

Reservations for the 54th Annual Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Induction Banquet are now being taken. The induction ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 9th at the Island Resort and Casino in Harris, located 15 miles west of Escanaba. Banquet reservations are $40 per person. The evening ...

87th Gold Medal Classic concludes

Local Sports

HERMANSVILLE — Tuesday naked the final night of the 87th Gold Medal Classic. The night started with a trio of junior high boys games in the first game Bark River defeated North Central 43-37. In the second game Stephenson defeated Menominee 48-42 and in the last of the junior high games ...