By Tim Callahan It’s the peak of spring waterfowl migration here in the U.P. and it’s my first field research trip to Seney National Wildlife Refuge to paint and photograph ducks. I don’t live too far from there, and I’ve got all day. It’s still morning, so I decide...
By Katie Finkbeiner Capital News Service Recreational fishing trips in the Great Lakes are worth $884 million per year, according to a recent study. John Whitehead, a professor of economics at Appalachian State University and lead researcher of the study, said it was...
By Tim Callahan The mouth of the Tahquamenon River south of Paradise is where this painting took place. As soon as the river opens up into Whitefish Bay, they show up. The first wave of hardy diver ducks—like goldeneyes, buffleheads, and mergansers—stage here on their...
As the weather warms, thousands of hungry black bears across northern Michigan will leave their dens and go hunting for food that could include bird seed, pet food and garbage. Wildlife experts from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources urge residents to be...
By Tim Callahan It all started last November when I was crossing the Big Mac. I prefer to cross the bridge after midnight. I usually have the whole bridge to myself, and I can have a short conversation with the toll attendant with nobody behind me. “Have you seen the...
Michigan DNR The moose population in Michigan’s western Upper Peninsula has been a topic of interest for decades, with residents and researchers eager to track their numbers, locations, and the possibility of a future hunting season. Despite a reintroduction effort in...
