It's seed-starting and planting season, and that means it's likely buying season. This year, consider not only the gardening gear and plants you bring home, but also whether they're made of, contained in or wrapped in plastic. Those plastic products eventually break down into minuscule ...

“The fog is so thick that you can’t even spy the land,” – Bob Dylan It was chilly and cold. I jumped in my Jeep and headed west, not sure what I’d find. As it turned out, I never would have expected the things I experienced. Hitting the highway, the mist got thicker the farther ...

“The Earth laughs in flowers.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson A great deal of surprise has accompanied the reaction to the Upper Peninsula’s snow details. Despite the record snowfall this winter, lack of sunny days and daily temperatures barely above normal most days, there has been a ...

Little Bay de Noc: Little to no fishing pressure this week as anglers awaited open water season. Any remaining ice was in poor condition and the shoreline has deteriorated, resulting in few anglers going out. Munising: The coho salmon bite remained steady for anglers, with a few nice-sized ...

“The sky is crying, look at the tears roll down the street,” – Elmore James As I sat behind the wheel, looking out the windshield, the countryside was cloaked in a thick soft robe of fog, making the copper mining era houses across the highway — now mostly boarded-up — look every bit ...

“We will always choose Earth. We will always choose each other.” – Christina Koch, Mission Specialist crew member Artemis II Even though the challenges of getting spring truly started continue the Upper Peninsula still looks like one of the best places ever, for both Yoopers and birds ...