When I was growing up in old Ishpeming, in the shadow of the towering Egyptian Revival obelisk shafts of the Cliffs Mine, I charted my muddy path to loving the outdoors by simple, but effective, means. I consider myself very fortunate to have had the help I did. First, I was blessed with ...
LANSING — The founder of a company that uses drones to recover deer carcasses that hunters can’t find says Michigan’s prohibition of the practice violates his First Amendment rights. A lawsuit filed by Mike Yoder questions one of the core principles of hunting and fishing in the United ...
As the hours, days, weeks and months roll past and into the rearview mirror, I think there is a tendency to take for granted the daily trappings of living. Despite my best efforts to remain present, aware and grateful each day, I can see myself maybe like a sparrow that gets used to seed ...
“It’s been a long time since we stood beside the water, the sun going down, was burning peaceful and slow,” – Steve Forbert There is a sense that I sometimes get, especially while walking in the woods along an old, sandy two-track road or a grass-grown-over abandoned railroad line or ...
Planning a trip this winter? Yes, it’s tempting to look for sunny spots where you can lie on a beach or play golf. But some of my favorite winter vacations have been to northerly destinations at their coldest, darkest times of year. I don’t ski, so I’m not looking for powder. But I ...
MARQUETTE — The year fisheries biologist George Madison began his career with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, a brand-new Ford F-150 pickup truck cost $8,373, the stage musical “Phantom of the Opera” debuted in London and the Soviet nuclear reactor in Chernobyl ...
