MARQUETTE — The U.P. Land Conservancy has gifted nearly 1,300 acres of pristine highlands wilderness in Marquette County to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to protect the property from degradation and maintain public access. “We are please to have this wonderful legacy ...

“All around the world tonight, what a beautiful scene below,” - Gordon Lightfoot The afternoon was the lazy sort, dragging along from task to task, with the sun seemingly in the same mood. Through those gray-skied hours, its face poked through the clouds briefly and then retreated - ...

MUNISING — The Alger Conservation District had a busy 2021, being involved in activities such as meeting with landowners and helping to collect scrap tires. One of the most notable events was Matt Watkeys moving from the position of Forestry Assistance Program manager to the Alger ...

Little Bay de Noc: Angler pressure has declined. Perch anglers were making an appearance in the upper bay area. Most anglers were targeting deeper water across from the Kipling access. Anglers were having the best success with wigglers. Manistique: Steelhead were in the river, but water ...

MARQUETTE — Superior Watershed Partnership is offering grants to educators across the Upper Peninsula looking to expand or develop forestry-based outdoor educational opportunities for students. SWP announced that a total of $17,500 is available for educator grants; the maximum award per ...

“In the still of the night, I held you, held you tight.” — Fred Parris When I woke up, the room was bathed in a wash of blue-light, television glow. I had fallen asleep on the couch. It was now about 4 o’clock in the morning. I shut off the box and walked my snack dishes out to the ...