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Outdoors North: The incredible fascination with nature

“Been a hoot owl howling outside my window now, ‘bout six nights in a row,” – Michael Martin Murphy/Larry Cansler With darkness gathering, a burnt-orange glow persisted along the jagged horizon in the western sky. Above us and out in front of us, the sky remained a cool shade of ...

DNR weekly fishing report - Upper Peninsula

St. Ignace: At the Carp River cement footing pier, steelhead anglers had limited success. With how murky the water is, try casting spoons or crank baits with the colors: chartreuse, golds, silvers, or bronze. Smelt have been running at the Carp River for the past couple of weeks, however they were reported to have slowed. The DNR boat launch at the Pine River has not been put in yet.  Grand Marais: Anglers fishing the break wall were starting to see some whitefish and coho salmon when using spawn. Boat anglers had success on coho salmon while trolling east of the break wall when the ...

Meet, greet a rower

MARQUETTE — Join UP Rowing for a meet and greet event at Ore Dock Brewing Company from 6-8 p.m. Monday, May 12 to learn about summer 2025 adult programs. UP Rowing is an all-volunteer, non-profit club that offers instruction plus recreational, competitive and youth rowing in Marquette’s Lower Harbor. At the meet and greet, information will be presented for adults interested in learning about the fun and healthy sport of rowing, and about how you can learn to row this summer. Adult Learn to Row is suitable for adults ages 18 and up who would like to try a low-impact outdoor activity ...

Health Matters: Healing benefited with prolotherapy

Some say our healthcare system needs to make a U-turn, a radical shift in its approach. Are we curing hypertension with our medications? Our approach to many musculoskeletal problems consists of masking symptoms, which is generally what’s happening with an anti-inflammatory, orally or ...