“I got a peaceful easy feeling, and I know you won’t let me down, ‘cuz I’m already standing on the ground,” – Jack Tempchin Hikes and other adventures in nature are often based on exploration and discovery. Finding, researching, visiting, seeing, experiencing and enjoying new ...

“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endures as long as life lasts. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature — the assurance that dawns come after the night, and spring after winter.” — Rachel Carson Seems ...

“It’s often said that life is strange, yeah, but compared to what?” — Steve Forbert During the early days of my youth, the last-Saturday-in-April opening day of trout season quickly became something I looked forward to as much as Christmastime. My birthday falls on April 9 and by ...

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 ...

NEW YORK — Teenagers are more inclined than their elders to get news from nontraditional sources such as social media and influencers, heralding a generational shift in how people seek out information. A national study by the Media Insight Project finds 36% of U.S. adults say they get news ...

By SCOT STEWART Marquette-area bird enthusiast “April hath put a spirit of youth in everything.” — William Shakespeare Nothing like some warm weather to really get things moving. Young great horned owls are just about ready to leave their nests and start learning how to take care ...