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Friday: Outdoors

Outdoors North: The only constant is change

“I seen you walkin' every day on your way to school, I seen you talkin' to the children
I seen you talkin' too, ooh yeah – school teacher,” – Bob Seger The street was wet and the air was cold. It wasn’t wintertime, but it was dreary. I was just a kid, maybe 7 or 8 years old, ...

What’s Flying: An exciting time for birding

“If you think you are leading and turn around to see no one following, then you are just taking a walk.” – Benjamin Hooks It was a great warm-up! Lots of sunshine, temperatures in the 40’s, and an ever shrinking pile of snow! Residents in the Upper Peninsula know events like that are ...

DNR weekly fishing report

Little Bay de Noc: Shoreline ice started to deteriorate, forcing anglers to pay attention to the ice conditions around certain lake access points. Anglers reported good overall ice on the bay, although the shoreline and cracks were changing from day to day. Walleye anglers reported an uptick in ...

What’s Flying: Many birds in the area are already on the watch

“By March, the worst of winter is over. And so hope springs once more and calls on us to make real the dreams of winter.” – Unknown And so, the first week of March is already winding down! It’s been a week filled with hope. Hope to see over the tops of snow drifts. Hope that the snow ...

Outdoors North: Winter’s rusted old bolt has squealed

“Wish I was more than one, one for work and one for fun; one to go and one to stay, little darlin’ I’m goin’ away.” – Steve Forbert Rays of sunlight penetrated the dusty glass of the back window of the garage. The filtered light illuminated an even dustier windowsill before it ...