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DNR weekly fishing report

Friday: Outdoors May 16, 2025

St. Ignace: Just off the Wawatam Lighthouse and in front of Mackinac Island, lake trout anglers were successful trolling downriggers with spoons. Greens, silvers, whites, and purples were good colors to use. Suckers were in at the Carp River. Grand Marais: When strong winds were not prevalent this past week, boat anglers who went out had the best success trolling west of the breakwall picking up some coho salmon and steelhead. It was also reported that boat anglers had success jigging for lake trout. Anglers fishing early morning off the breakwall had very good success on whitefish, ...

Outdoors North: The only way ahead is forward

Friday: Outdoors May 16, 2025

“And so it goes, but where it’s going, no one knows,” — Nick Lowe It was earlier than usual when I found my way to this secluded and serene pocket within these remote northern backwoods. I sat on a log, looking and probably feeling like a bird that had just slammed itself, face ...

Midwest Walleye Challenge: Fish, win prizes and help the walleye fishery

Friday: Outdoors May 16, 2025

Ever wish you could get paid to fish? Well, don’t quit your day job, but do get out on the water this summer for the Midwest Walleye Challenge — you’ll have the chance to win cash prizes and provide useful information to fisheries biologists. The Michigan Department of Natural ...

Campus protests flare on a smaller scale than last spring, but with higher stakes

Wednesday: Learning May 14, 2025

WASHINGTON — Campus activism has flared as the academic year winds down, with pro-Palestinian demonstrations leading to arrests at several colleges. Compared with last spring, when more than 2,100 people were arrested in campus protests nationwide, the demonstrations have been smaller and ...

House Republicans propose $5 billion for private school vouchers

Wednesday: Learning May 14, 2025

WASHINGTON — House Republicans want to set aside up to $5 billion a year for scholarships to help families send their children to private and religious schools, an unprecedented effort to use public money to pay for private education. The proposal, part of a budget reconciliation bill ...

Harvard says it won't abandon 'core' principles to meet Department of Education demands

Wednesday: Learning May 14, 2025

BOSTON — Harvard University responded Monday to recent threats from the Education Department to halt its grant funding, highlighting reforms it was undertaking but warning it won't budge on "its core, legally-protected principles" over fears of retaliation. A letter from Harvard President ...