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DNR weekly fishing report

Ontonagon River: Angling efforts on the river were extremely low over the past week. Reports suggested that few fish were caught. The floating docks in the Ontonagon Marina have been removed from the river for the season. Marquette: Anglers had success both trolling and jigging for lake trout ...

Outdoors North: The grass isn't always greener

“But songs of love should not be sung where staying is not planned, and foolish I would climb once more a tree too weak to stand,” – Gordon Lightfoot If you look at his posture, to see him stand, you’d know he either started out with difficulties or developed them somewhere along the ...

It's time get a flu vaccination — here's who needs one and why

WASHINGTON — It's time to get a flu vaccine, and pediatricians are urging people to get them after last winter, when the U.S. saw the most flu-related child deaths in 15 years. October is the ideal month to get protected, experts say, because flu cases typically begin climbing in November. "The best time is today. If you haven't already had it, get it. I got mine yesterday," said Dr. Laura Riley, of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Don't like shots? This year marks the first time that some people can try vaccinating themselves at home using the nasal spray ...

Cold-water immersion may offer health benefits — and also presents risks

Dr. Mark Harper recalls his first cold-water swim in the south of England 20 years ago. It was August, but the initial jolt from the plunge took his breath away. The shock to his system lasted a minute or two until he was "recombobulated and able to think about something other than the cold," Harper says. A surprise sensation soon replaced his discomfort. "I remember getting out of the water the first time and feeling so good," Harper, an anesthesiologist who has since researched the potential risks and rewards of taking a nippy dunk. "I wasn't expecting that." Claims about the ...