“I was in your presence for an hour or so, or was it a day, I truly don’t know – where the sun never set, where the trees hung low, by that soft and shining sea,” – Bob Dylan In that morning time, in those seemingly sacred hours, the lake was flat, stark and magnificent. There was no ...

“The empty rooms where her memory is protected, where the angels’ voices whisper to the souls of previous times,” – Bob Dylan It was a summer day like today, many, many years ago, when the first sounds from that grand masterpiece came rolling across my brain. Those intricate lyrics, ...

While bowfishing recently in Monroe County, an angler from Newport, Michigan, caught a new state-record fish: a flathead catfish weighing in at 64.46 pounds and measuring 45 inches. Codie Carlson was bowfishing Plum Creek in the early-morning hours of Sunday, June 29, when he brought in the ...

St. Ignace: At the Carp and Pine rivers, walleye fishing pressure continued to slow down, but those targeting them reported catches. Walleye anglers floated leeches, cast small spinner baits or trolled nightcrawler harnesses. Ontonagon River: Fishing efforts were fair over the past week. ...

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is reminding Michiganders to be on the lookout for the invasive spotted lanternfly.   “Spotted lanternfly is a persistent nuisance in outdoor spaces,” said MDARD Director Tim Boring. “By staying informed and reporting ...

“I’ve got my beach bag full of all the necessary items for a day in the sun,” – John D. Loudermilk If I close my eyes, I can still see, hear and feel them all there, whoever they were – the people lining the sandy shore, sitting on brightly colored blankets and towels, party coolers ...