Sep 23, 2020 | Outdoors
By Carol Stiffler A quick walk through Newberry at night, or any place in the region, is often remarkably quiet. But any walker worth their sneakers knows they’d better watch for skunks. There seem to be skunks-a-plenty in the area, and their corpses dot roadsides in...
Sep 9, 2020 | Outdoors
Michigan in the fall is like a scene out of a painting, and residents across the state are its observers. What better way to appreciate the fall colors than to take a drive down a county road – a very safe outing during the pandemic, with affordable gasoline prices...
Aug 19, 2020 | Outdoors
Official records show that in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, only six out of approximately 900 livestock operations, or about 0.006%, experienced a conflict with wolves in 2019. The number of farms experiencing a conflict has been consistent over the past five years. ...
Jul 29, 2020 | Outdoors
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources said that the state’s wolf population has remained relatively stable over the past nine years, with the most recent survey completed this past winter. DNR Wildlife Division staff who participated in this latest survey...
Jul 22, 2020 | Outdoors
The Michigan Natural Resources Commission yesterday approved a new package of deer regulations at the commission’s regular monthly meeting, which was conducted in an online and conference call format due to COVID-19 public health and safety concerns. Michigan...
Jun 17, 2020 | Outdoors
By Dan Hardenbrook After the long winter, the COVID-19 Crisis, and a state shutdown, the team at Tahquamenon is ready for the opening of the 2020 summer camping season. “It’s been a long time coming. We’ve been getting ready. Finishing up some last minute water...
