April 2, 2009 RSS feed / Columns

DeTour

It's a quiet week in DeTour, with school on spring break and many students and their families away. More...

Brevort

Ellen and Bob Berry have enjoyed winter hiking in Grand Marais, the beach area near Gould City, and Whitefish Point. More...

Engadine-Gould City

We hope Mother Nature will remember to send warm rain and not any more cold snow. The Easter Bunny is coming to the Luce County Community Resource and Recreation Center Wednesday, April 8, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. More...

DEAL ME IN

How Sweet They Are - Those Twenty Minutes Of Sanity

Dear Mark: I have always been fascinated by the gambling business. What I like most about your column is your insider's view as to what is going on. More...

Weekly Fishing Report

Brevort Peggy Ferris of the Holiday Gas Station in St. Ignace said there was not a lot of action on Brevort Lake in the last week, but that some anglers were catching perch when using wigglers. Jim Everson of St. More...

DNR Fisheries Biologist Investigates the Secret Lives of Mussels

Outdoor Matters

When you think about Department of Natural Resources fisheries biologists doing research, what comes immediately to mind? Salmon? Trout? Sturgeon? More...

St. Ignace

We certainly have seen our share of showers, snow, and rain. At least the roads are clear and make for easier walking. I am enjoying taking walks in the evening when it is still light out. More...

Rexton-Garnet

If you seek a pleasant peninsula, bring along the snow shovel. As we marched into spring, a snowstorm was hot on our heels Saturday. It's not so much that it really has been a bad winter, it just seemed so long. More...

Mackinac Island

Tuesday, March 24, the U.S. Coast Guard was requested to break up the ice bridge Friday, March 27, but the mission proved to be unneccesary. A few hours later, because of the high winds, the ice bridge drifted down Lake Michigan. More...

New Initiative Targets Deer Range Improvements in the Upper Peninsula

Outdoor Matters

Projects Take on Partners To Show How DNR Wildlife Management Works Wildlife managers in the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) know that perception can become reality unless false conclusions are addressed promptly and effectively. More...

DNR Studies Prospects for Sustainable Lake Herring Fishery

Outdoor Matters

Department of Natural Resources fisheries biologists are in the process of analyzing a three-year pilot project to determine whether stocking lake herring in Lake Huron is feasible. The initial assessment is that it just might be. More...

Looking Back

90 YEARS AGO The St. More...

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