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Friday: Outdoors

Spring reveals truths, even about yesteryear

By JOHN PEPIN Michigan Department of Natural Resources “This world can take my money and time but it sure can’t take my soul and I’m going down to the railroad tracks and watch them lonesome boxcars roll.” — Butch Hancock I stood on the decking at the top of an old railroad ...

MSU research pushes dairy cattle management forward

EAST LANSING — Research from Michigan State University Professor J. Richard Pursley is trailblazing an area within dairy cattle management that Wendell Van Gunst says is essential to keep farms profitable. “I think almost every dairy farmer would agree that nothing is as critical to the ...

Outdoors North: Venturing out into the Land of Oz

“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 ...

What’s Flying: Great birding now

“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 ...

DNR weekly fishing report

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 ...