MARQUETTE — Jim Paquette of Negaunee developed an interest in history and archaeology at a young age, in large part because his paternal grandfather instilled pride in the family’s French Canadian-First Nation Metis ancestry and traditional lifestyle. As he grew older, Paquette wanted to ...

I just recently returned from a trip to Nashville. The last time I went to Nashville it was in Indiana. This time it was the one in Tennessee. A couple of interesting thoughts on things I contemplated there. One is the naming of things, in this case birds. First, it’s interesting to me ...

MARQUETTE — This year marks 50 years of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ deer management cooperator patch, which was first produced in 1972. Brian Shaw of downstate Spring Arbor created the winning 2022 deer patch design, which commemorates the patch’s five decades, the DNR ...

“These are the days no one sees, they run together for company,” – Paul Westerberg Out into the distance, the long, dirt road wound, wet and slick reminding me of some colossal, brown serpent whose head and tail I could not see. Clearly, its width was massive, especially compared to ...

From the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Upper Peninsula Carp River and Nunns Creek Salmon fishing was in high gear as coho, pink and Chinook salmon were found concentrating in the mouth of Nunns Creek. Fishing was not as heavy on the Carp River upstream from the mouth. ...

Marquette: Fishing activity was slightly up this past week in Marquette. There was not a major change in anglers reporting lake trout catches. Best locations for catching lake trout were near White Rocks (70+ feet of water), and near Granite Island (100+ feet of water). Some Chinook and coho ...