A little while after we got to Alaska, we were on our way to the apartment. The drive was next to a lake, with a cluster of mountains on the other side — they all still looked like they had milk on top of them. We came to the small valley town of Girdwood. It wasn’t very exciting. There ...
By SCOT STEWART Marquette-area bird enthusiast “You can observe a lot by just watching.” — Yogi Berra There always seems to be many more details in summer to observe than in winter. Even more exciting is the way most of these details like growth, reproduction and so many other summer ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A rush rescue mission to save a NASA space telescope remains grounded, this time because of a last-minute launch problem. Northrop Grumman's rocket-launching plane took off from the Marshall Islands in the Pacific on Thursday, following weather delays all week. While ...
By JOHN PEPIN Michigan Department of Natural Resources “When she’s walking by the river or the railway line, she can still hear him whisper, ‘Let’s go down to the waterline.’” — Mark Knopfler It’s a warm, summery day today — just like so many I remember from years ...
A giraffe named Gracie is missing in Texas, and the search for her has become a tall order. Gracie, who is about 3 years old, has been missing for nearly two weeks after escaping her enclosure at Cedar Hollow Ranch in the Texas Hill Country, said Vick Jones, who owns the remote property ...
RIO DE JANEIRO — Sightings of humpback whales off Rio de Janeiro's coast are surging as they recover from decimation due to commercial whaling, prompting an acceleration in the demand for whale-watching excursions to spot the huge marine creatures during their annual migration. The ...
