(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 ...
“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 ...
“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 ...
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 fished the upper bay where they felt the ice was more trustworthy. Munising: The coho salmon bite was good for anglers throughout the bay. Anglers targeting perch did well, catching good numbers. Anglers reported many undersized splake, with a few larger ones mixed in. The whitefish bite was slow ...
“I close my eyes, only for a moment, and the moment’s gone. All my dreams, pass before my eyes, a curiosity,” – Kerry Livgren She stared right into my eyes from the black-and-white photograph. She wore a child’s romper and a bucket hat as she stood in grass along the edge of a ...
