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Outdoors North: Being present in the moments as they exist

“Time will tell just who has fell and who’s been left behind, when you go your way and I go mine,” – Bob Dylan There’s been a shift that I’ve noticed, a tilting of an axis somewhere that has slid the chessboard toward the edge of the table. The switch was borne of a fever dream ...

DNR weekly fishing report

Ontonagon River: The river saw relatively low angling effort over the past week. Walleye were reportedly caught in fair numbers by those trolling and jigging alike. River conditions and fishing activity were affected by recent rain showers. Ontonagon/Silver City/Union Bay: Ontonagon saw a fair amount of fishing effort over the past week. Effort from Union Bay and Silver City continued to be lower in comparison. Inclement weather occasionally limited reasonable lake access. Recent reports included catches of lake trout in good numbers, along with the occasional coho salmon and Chinook ...

Scientists get a rare peek inside of an exploding star

NEW YORK — Scientists for the first time have spotted the insides of a dying star as it exploded, offering a rare peek into stellar evolution. Stars can live for millions to trillions of years until they run out of fuel. The most massive ones go out with a bang in an explosion called a ...

Talk with the Doc: Eating raw carrots may reduce cancer risk

The following information is reported in multiple scientific resources, as reported by the American Institute for Cancer Research. They report that the cancer-fighting potential comes from carrots being a non-starchy vegetable as well as a source of carotenoids and other phytochemicals. ...