MARQUETTE—A group of Northern Michigan University biology students joined members of state and federal wildlife agencies recently to learn how to safely tranquilize wild animals during a three-day professional development course. “We have a fisheries and wildlife major in biology, so ...
I’ve been reminded over the past few weeks of days I spent in California while attending college and graduate school. While I loved those years that I lived out there, there certainly were times when the sprawling city and its noise and people, people, people became too much for me. On ...
As mid-October rolls in, the autumnal mood has begun to set in. And what is autumn, if not the season of pumpkin spice and Halloween? This year, too, people are all set to celebrate the festival in all its glory, with consumer spending expected to reach a whopping $12.1 billion. According to ...
“Trumpets sound and I hear thunder boom, every time that you walk in the room,” – Jackie DeShannon There’s a sense or a presence — a frequency or vibration — that most of us can feel when we walk into a room — good, bad or otherwise. We can tell whether the vibes are cool or ...
Little Bay de Noc: Some salmon remained in the tributaries. Fishing pressure on the lake was noticeably down. Anglers targeting walleye reported fair fishing. Methods used included drifting and trolling crawler harnesses, as well as jigging reaction baits or jig heads. Yellow perch fishing was reported as fair to good. Big Bay de Noc: Angler activity was down. Those who did venture out reported good smallmouth bass fishing. Anglers reported catching small numbers of yellow perch, but they had to work hard for those bites. Marquette: Anglers reported that the best place for catching ...
“The summer days, the summer nights are gone. I know a place where there’s still something going on,” – Bob Dylan There is something about the wind and the air over the past few days that tells me that wintertime is lurking not too far around the corner. It’s as though the entire ...
