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Friday: Outdoors

What’s Flying: Spring arrives with its feathered friends

By SCOT STEWART “Spring won’t let me stay in the house any longer! I must get out and breathe the air deeply again.” – Gustav Mahler There have been some days in the Upper Peninsula to assure all Spring has come. Nothing like a 70o+ day to make it feel like spring. It is the ...

Outdoors North: The incredible fascination with nature

“Been a hoot owl howling outside my window now, ‘bout six nights in a row,” – Michael Martin Murphy/Larry Cansler With darkness gathering, a burnt-orange glow persisted along the jagged horizon in the western sky. Above us and out in front of us, the sky remained a cool shade of ...

DNR weekly fishing report – Upper Peninsula

St. Ignace: At the Carp River cement footing pier, steelhead anglers had limited success. With how murky the water is, try casting spoons or crank baits with the colors: chartreuse, golds, silvers, or bronze. Smelt have been running at the Carp River for the past couple of weeks, however they ...

Get ready to go fishing

By the Michigan Department of Natural Resources It’s time to dust off your fishing gear and get ready to put that new fishing license to good use: trout and the Lower Peninsula inland walleye and northern pike seasons open Saturday. Make plans with your fishing buddies or bring someone new ...

Outdoors North: The restorative, healing effects of nature

“The railroad crossed the continent, and the buildings scratch the sky, the highway runs all over the place and the big jet engines fly,” – Steve Forbert As I headed up the highway north, it seemed like I was going the wrong way – even though the digital lady’s voice broadcasting ...