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Little Bay de Noc: Shoreline ice started to deteriorate, forcing anglers to pay attention to the ice conditions around certain lake access points. Anglers reported good overall ice on the bay, although the shoreline and cracks were changing from day to day. Walleye anglers reported an uptick in fishing. Nonetheless, some large fish catches were reported, and while anglers marked a lot of fish, reports indicated that the fish were finicky. Anglers also reported the jigging rod was out-producing set lines. Set lines were baited with minnows close to the bottom, and jigging rods were fished ...

Outdoors North: The only constant is change

“I seen you walkin' every day on your way to school, I seen you talkin' to the children
I seen you talkin' too, ooh yeah – school teacher,” – Bob Seger The street was wet and the air was cold. It wasn’t wintertime, but it was dreary. I was just a kid, maybe 7 or 8 years old, ...

What's Flying: An exciting time for birding

“If you think you are leading and turn around to see no one following, then you are just taking a walk.” – Benjamin Hooks It was a great warm-up! Lots of sunshine, temperatures in the 40’s, and an ever shrinking pile of snow! Residents in the Upper Peninsula know events like that are ...

Talk With the Doc: March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

As you know, we have multiple cancer awareness months. I am very supportive of the concept of our USA cancer awareness months. It gives us all an opportunity to be reminded of the importance of cancer prevention measures, of how important it is to know our family medical cancer history, and to ...