“Magic birds were dancing in the mystic marsh. The grass swayed with them, and the shallow waters, and the earth fluttered under them. The earth was dancing with the cranes, and the low sun, and the wind and sky.” — Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Despite the landscape and forecasts, bird ...

(ITALICS) “Come on Pearl, come on Kitty, if you feel inclined, down around the bend in the water, bring your fishin' line,” —Gordon Lightfoot In the evenings now, if I travel along the county road, the deer are gathering in any place where there’s bare ground. The surrounding ...

MARQUETTE — The past week was slow for fishing in all areas due to icy conditions on Lake Superior along the breakwall and river mouths. A few coho salmon were caught on the break wall on days when the ice allowed anglers to cast into the lake. This occurred toward the end of the week when ...

“Despite the forecast, live like it’s spring.” – Lilly Pulitzer Despite the impressive amounts of snow recently, a small number of bare patches are appearing on some of the university’s athletic fields off Lakeshore Blvd. in Marquette. The early arrival Canada geese found their way ...

“But my words like silent raindrops fell, within the wells of silence,” – Paul Simon As the shadows fell and the world turned, I watched the stars — in their intriguing constellations — move across the cold skies of a late winter’s March night. I made my observations over a ...

Little Bay de Noc: Anglers reported slow fishing when targeting perch and attributed the slow fishing to the cold front that moved in this week. Anglers used wigglers and minnows on jigs, as well as small shiny bait holder style lures, such as spoons with wax worms or cut bait. Most anglers ...