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Communities reimagine how to use cemetery spaces

MARQUETTE — Cemeteries are providing new services to encourage community involvement, rethink burial practices and double as places that promote knowledge of local history and outdoor recreation. Onelee Zartmen, a representative of Ridgeview Memorial Gardens in Grandville, the only ...

Outdoors North

The beach here is one of sand and stranded driftwood, with shallow and cold waters lapping against the shoreline. I bend down to push my fingers into the water to see how cold it really is. I discover that it’s not biting cold, but it’s not welcoming either. I stand back up and continue ...

Forest products touch all aspects of life

MARQUETTE — If you think forest products don’t affect your life, think again! From microscopic particles of cellulose that make touch screens work to huge buildings using a newer construction technique known as “mass timber,” forest products are essential to everyday life. This week is National Forest Products Week, celebrating wood products from classic items such as paper plates, napkins and furniture to innovative technologies like those touch screens and much more. Michigan has 20 million acres of forests; nearly 4 million of that is state-owned. “Besides the many ...

Upper Peninsula fishing report

St. Ignace: Fishing pressure decreased over the past week as the salmon run was nearly over. Anglers fished the Carp River for steelhead using beads or spawn. Little Bay de Noc: Yellow perch anglers reported mixed results, with success varying from one day to the next. Anglers fished in ...

Coyotes roaming Michigan

MARQUETTE — Some residents across Michigan are becoming more familiar with unexpected visitors roaming the streets. Coyote sightings in residential neighborhoods have become more common due to the canines’ drive for food and quick adaptability skills, experts say. Coyotes prey on ...

What’s flying

“My beloved October has returned—with its brilliant colors, cool temperatures and sunny, cloudless, azure skies, and I must enjoy it before it escapes for another year.” — Peggy Toney Horton Another week into the month of October and it really doesn’t feel a whole like autumn yet. ...