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Outdoors North: Nice to see winter make a real return

“I have gone from rags to riches in the sorrow of the night; in the violence of a summer’s dream, in the chill of a wintry light,” — Bob Dylan The silence in the nighttime air hung heavy and low. It was a deathly silence, like being in a tomb, I would imagine. It was the coldest ...

DNR issues outcomes and highlights of 2024 elk hunting season

With the wrap of Michigan’s 2024 elk season, hunters saw challenging conditions during Hunt Period 1 and improved outcomes in Hunt Period 2. More than 250 licenses were issued across both periods, and hunters harvested 180 elk in all. Hunt Period 1 The season began in late August and ...

Outdoors North: Harrowing scene of fires leaves heart broken for Los Angeles

“He spent all night staring down at the lights of L.A., wondering if he could ever go home,” — Bob Seger Los Angeles County parks literature describes Eaton Canyon as a “charming 190-acre nature preserve located at the base of the beautiful San Gabriel Mountains,” featuring hiking ...

US will keep protecting more than 2,000 Rocky Mountain grizzly bears

BILLINGS, Mont. — The Biden administration said Wednesday it will continue protecting about 2,000 grizzly bears in the Rocky Mountains despite opposition from Republican-led states. Federal officials also said they would ease some restrictions as conflicts between bears and humans rise. ...

Outdoors North

I remember the day was much like this one, with snow being pushed around the yard by gusts of swirling winds. The temperature was lower than a cricket’s knees and with the windchill, it felt even colder. But I was warm and in the kitchen of our old house on Barnum Street that was almost as old as the aging red ore mining town itself. Like pretty much every day of my youth, I was looking out the window to the backyard. From there, I could see the railroad trains slowly pulling into town from the west or the firemen racing to the station when the siren blew. I could also see the ...

Outdoors North: Little places that have a massive hold on our lives

It’s not a house said Judas Priest, it’s not a house, it’s a home” – Bob Dylan On this early morning in a northern hardwoods forest, the conditions presenting themselves are more reminiscent of an early or false springtime that might typically occur during March. The air is mild ...