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Friday: Outdoors

Book mixes Upper Peninsula beauty with poetry

By CHRISTIE MASTRIC Journal Staff Writer MARQUETTE — The natural beauty of the Upper Peninsula is just one theme found in the next featured book of the U.P. Notable Book Club, “Superior Voyage.” The Upper Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association and the Crystal Falls Community ...

NMU alumnus finds true calling as fishing guide

By KRISTI EVANS and IAN MCCULLOUGH Northern Michigan University MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University alumnus Alex Ermatinger graduated in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in environmental science and biology. After a few years working in chemical engineering and then pharmaceutical ...

Outdoors North: U.P. provides edible bounty in August

Blackberry John left me his old recipe in his will,” – Gordon Lightfoot It was after suppertime when I backed into a makeshift parking spot off a remote two-track road. I was getting ready to wet my fishing line before the sun went down. As I came around the brushy side of my Jeep to get ...

Weekly U.P. fishing report from the DNR

MARQUETTE — Here are the Upper Peninsula fishing conditions as of Aug. 31 according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources: Little Bay de Noc: Perch anglers reported slow to fair fishing, with continued success fishing and drifting minnows. Walleye anglers in the upper bay caught ...

Superiorland gone fishin’

Little Bay de Noc: High winds had a significant effect on fishing pressure. Anglers reported the start of improved perch fishing, although they anticipate further improvement over time. Those fishing out of Kipling had fair results when still fishing or drifting. Walleye anglers reported good ...