MARQUETTE — It’s not the most sought after game fish, and it’s professionally managed even less. However, the burbot is an important part of the Great Lakes ecosystem, and any research probably will help people better understand this species. A major breakthrough has taken place in ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon set a record for the number of campers at state parks last year, and the number of day-use visitors was the second-highest ever, according to a report by the state's Parks and Recreation Department. The report said 2.9 million people camped at a state park in ...

By JOHN PEPIN Michigan Department of Natural Resources LANSING — As a boy, Dan Eichinger could be found with a spinning rod in hand, haunting the tree-lined banks of the Middle Branch River, trying to avoid the stream’s suckers in favor of a tug on his line from a big brown ...

Editor’s note: This is the sixth and final part of a series on stormwater management and why it is important. The series was created with the help of the Superior Watershed Partnership of Marquette. In Marquette, the city government has been proactive in managing stormwater runoff to Lake ...

“Some quiet evening, I sit by your side and we’re lost in a world of our own.” — Ben Raleigh and Sherman Edwards It was that instant mashed potato flake kind of snow, soft and fluffy, and it was piling up high as the nighttime moved slowly past. I was looking out the upstairs window ...

“Sooner or later you will find a way to feel like sunshine even on a cloudy day, to feel like morning in the dead of night, sooner or later, it’s gonna be alright.” — Kevin Cronin The sound I heard shimmering through the air was abrupt and loud, like the crack of a high-powered rifle ...

Editor’s note: This is the fifth of a six-part series on stormwater management and why it is important. The series was created with the help of the Superior Watershed Partnership of Marquette. By Kim Eggleston For the Superior Watershed Partnership Special to the Journal Fixing our ...

GWINN — When the weather warms, Matt Couture probably will be seen driving around Gwinn proper in what some people might consider an old jalopy. Not every car, though, has a movie prop of a .45 Colt revolver to shift gears. What was once solely a 1931 Ford Model A sedan is now a “rat ...

MARQUETTE — Shelldon needs a new home. One of the most popular attractions at MooseWood Nature Center is Shelldon, the large snapping turtle whose prehistoric appearance delights many visitors, especially when it stretches its long neck above the water surface. However, his tank is ...

Editor’s note: This is the fourth of a six-part series on stormwater management and why it is important. The series was created with the help of the Superior Watershed Partnership of Marquette. MARQUETTE — Everybody’s seen discarded cigarette butts in the street and not thought much ...

“And everything looks worse in black and white.” — Paul Simon Most any river has a voice and a soul and, like a person, has depth and warmth and cold, but also like people, there are some that seem more alive than others. This river is most certainly one of those living places where ...

“Take a look at all the detail in a single little thing, just a single little snowflake or a tiny insect wing. Tell me who could make the clouds and make ‘em move across the sky? Who could make your mind and put it here to wonder why.” — Steve Forbert From the time I was a young kid ...

By CHRISTIE BLECK Journal Staff Writer SKANDIA — Culling the predator herd is a fact of life in ecosystems, and that concept was at the heart of the recent U.P. Predator Challenge. Sponsored by the West Branch Sportsmen’s Club Inc., the event took place Jan. 17-20. Teams of one or ...

Editor’s note: This is the third of a six-part series on stormwater management and why it is important. The series was created with the help of the Superior Watershed Partnership of Marquette. Improving your impact on the stormwater system is all about educating yourself and getting to ...

MARQUETTE — A music video can be a compelling way to show off a region’s gorgeous physical beauty. That’s what the band Lumi is doing. Lumi is premiering a music video to build momentum for the release of its single “Home”from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Blackrocks Brewery, 424 N. Third ...

Editor’s note: This is the second of a six-part series on stormwater management and why it is important. The series was created with the help of the Superior Watershed Partnership of Marquette. MARQUETTE — The top cause of poor water quality in Lake Superior and its watersheds is ...

“Wake up; put your shoes on; drink a breath of the northern air.” — Gary Louris There’s a place I know not far from home where beautiful white birch trees stand together on a rugged hillside that overlooks a shallow, peaceful lake. I’ve known this place since my youngest days. In ...

MARQUETTE — Don’t let the lack of snowshoes keep you from hitting woodland trails this winter. The Outdoor Recreation Center, located in the Physical Education Instructional Facility at Northern Michigan University, has a mission beyond helping NMU students enjoy the outdoors during the ...

Editor’s note: This is the first of a six-part series on stormwater management and why it is important. The series was created with the help of the Superior Watershed Partnership of Marquette. MARQUETTE — Stormwater is the rain and melting snow that runs off our lawns, our roofs, our ...

“By the dark of the moon, there’s a fire in the night. ” — Bob Corbin My shovel made a “chuff” sound as its metal-edged blade sliced through a frosty crust of ice. Underneath, it was like an ice-cold sugar bowl filled with bushels of soft, granular white snow. Somewhere below ...