In the mists of an early morning, the thought occurs to me out here amid the desolate quiet that soaks into everything like varnish, that this is the season of stragglers. The beautiful butterflies of orange, yellow and burnt orange have all flown, so have the black-throated blue warblers ...
Carp River/Nunns Creek: Both the Carp River and Nunns Creek were producing fish, but Nunns Creek was more popular for fishing. Anglers used lures such as jointed crankbaits or spoons while wading at Nunns Creek, though fresh spawn was equally as effective. At the Carp River, lures were much ...
“Walking through the leaves falling from the trees, feeling like a stranger nobody sees,” Bob Dylan With a thud, the car door shuts and the sound of my bootheels scraping on the dirt and gravel carries through the woods around me. The dirt is wet, packed hard and cold as it often is in ...
By CHRISTIE MASTRIC Journal Staff Writer MARQUETTE — The natural beauty of the Upper Peninsula is just one theme found in the next featured book of the U.P. Notable Book Club, “Superior Voyage.” The Upper Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association and the Crystal Falls Community ...
ISTANBUL (AP) — An American researcher who spent 11 days stuck in a Turkish cave after falling ill said Thursday that he thought he would die there before a complex international rescue operation got him out. Mark Dickey, 40, appeared relaxed as he spoke to reporters at a hospital in Mersin, southern Turkey, where he is recovering from his ordeal. Asked if he ever gave up hope while trapped 1,000 meters (more than 3,000 feet) underground, Dickey replied, “No. But there’s a difference between accurately recognizing your current risk against giving up. “You don’t let things ...
Blackberry John left me his old recipe in his will,” – Gordon Lightfoot It was after suppertime when I backed into a makeshift parking spot off a remote two-track road. I was getting ready to wet my fishing line before the sun went down. As I came around the brushy side of my Jeep to ...
