MARQUETTE — If you think forest products don’t affect your life, think again! From microscopic particles of cellulose that make touch screens work to huge buildings using a newer construction technique known as “mass timber,” forest products are essential to everyday life. This week ...

The beach here is one of sand and stranded driftwood, with shallow and cold waters lapping against the shoreline. I bend down to push my fingers into the water to see how cold it really is. I discover that it’s not biting cold, but it’s not welcoming either. I stand back up and continue ...

St. Ignace: Fishing pressure decreased over the past week as the salmon run was nearly over. Anglers fished the Carp River for steelhead using beads or spawn. Little Bay de Noc: Yellow perch anglers reported mixed results, with success varying from one day to the next. Anglers fished in ...

MARQUETTE — Some residents across Michigan are becoming more familiar with unexpected visitors roaming the streets. Coyote sightings in residential neighborhoods have become more common due to the canines’ drive for food and quick adaptability skills, experts say. Coyotes prey on ...

“My beloved October has returned—with its brilliant colors, cool temperatures and sunny, cloudless, azure skies, and I must enjoy it before it escapes for another year.” — Peggy Toney Horton Another week into the month of October and it really doesn’t feel a whole like autumn yet. ...

With the gusting of a warm wind, a whirl of fallen and dried autumn leaves wrapped around me like a cyclone and circled toward the sky. In a flash, the leaves were as high as the treetops and kept moving into the open skies where they were unceremoniously scattered like colorful ...