By The Associated Press The founder of outdoor gear company Patagonia, long known for environmental activism, says the company is transferring all of its voting shares into a trust “dedicated to fighting the environmental crisis and defending nature.” In a letter posted on the ...
“Starry, starry night,” – Don McLean I woke in a daze of sorts, wondering about just exactly where I might be. I sat up raking my hand through my hair, bathed in a bluish, white light that had flooded the room. With a bit more squinting and rubbing both my eyes, the realization came over me that I had fallen asleep in front of the television — again. There’s nothing like a couch crash. It was very early morning. The stars were still out. I turned the television off and sat briefly in the darkness before standing up and leaving the room. I decided I’d take a quick look ...
MARQUETTE — A Northern Michigan University-led research project focusing on bobcats found evidence that human activity can exert a greater impact than environmental factors on carnivore predator-prey interactions, daily activity patterns and movement. The findings were recently published ...
MARQUETTE — The Community Foundation of Marquette County announced that Mark and Christine Troudt recently made a $25,000 gift to the Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy for the Dead River Community Forest through the Mark and Christine Troudt Donor Advised Fund. The Community Foundation ...
The afternoon was wearing on slowly, in grand fashion, as though it were a day in June with the entirety of summertime waiting in the wings, like a butterfly set to unfold and emerge from its chrysalis. The air was delightfully warm and was served up in intermittent breezes that ...
MARQUETTE — For some, basketball will basically be just putting the ball in the hoop. For future players at the Hurley Park basketball court in the city of Marquette, it wouldn’t be surprising if, on their way to the hoop, they looked down at their feet once in a while. The Detroit ...
