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Outdoors North: The powerful peace in being alone

“I’ll be waiting here just for you, just for you and September days, it feels like years away,” – Mike Delevante This graveled two-track road doesn’t appear on state highway maps. Its existence presents only a faint trace of straight stretches and rounded corners set into this ...

DNR weekly fishing report

Ontonagon River: Angling efforts on the river were low to fair over the past week. Walleye were reportedly caught in fair numbers by those jigging with natural baits. Ontonagon/Silver City/Union Bay: Over the past week, Ontonagon saw a high amount of fishing effort. Effort from Union Bay and Silver City was also relatively high. Recent reports included catches consisting of large numbers of lake trout, along with occasional brown trout, coho salmon, and Chinook salmon. Some anglers reported having success when fishing at depths ranging from 65 to 100 feet. Black River Harbor: The ...

Outdoors North: Being present in the moments as they exist

“Time will tell just who has fell and who’s been left behind, when you go your way and I go mine,” – Bob Dylan There’s been a shift that I’ve noticed, a tilting of an axis somewhere that has slid the chessboard toward the edge of the table. The switch was borne of a fever dream ...

Column: Adventure dead ahead

MARQUETTE — As a born-and-raised Yooper, I think it’s only natural for me to feel an innate pull towards the water. The Upper Peninsula has no shortage of freshwater channels to traverse and refresh the soul, many of which invite locals and tourists alike to partake in a variety of ...