Apr 27, 2026 | Outdoors
From the Michigan Department of Natural Resources: Michigan Department of Natural Resources officials are hoping someone can shed light on a recent series of deceased eagles in the Upper Peninsula’s Garden Peninsula – a piece of land that extends south from Delta...
Apr 20, 2026 | Outdoors
Following nine weeks of rigorous training, 48 park rangers graduated April 3 from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ newly formatted Ranger Academy at the Ralph A. MacMullan Conference Center in Roscommon. The 2026 ranger graduation marks a significant...
Apr 16, 2026 | Outdoors
By Laura Herberg Bridge Michigan Hunters are divided over a proposed “one buck rule” that some hope would help balance the buck-to-doe ratio, curb overpopulation in the Lower Peninsula and make deer hunting better for future generations by leaving more prize bucks on...
Apr 10, 2026 | Outdoors
After a winter with variable temperatures and lots of snow, you may see dead fish or other aquatic animals in Michigan lakes and streams as water warms up and ice and snow cover melt. The Department of Natural Resources reminds everyone that, while such sights can be...
Mar 29, 2026 | Outdoors
March madness has taken on a different meaning in parts of northern Michigan over the past two years. Strong winter storms hit the landscape and communities in March 2025 and again this week, coating (or burying) trees and forests in heavy layers of ice and snow. Many...
Mar 24, 2026 | Outdoors
From the Sterling McGinn Collection This odd-looking contraption appears to be a cross between a locomotive and a snowmobile. It is a Lombard or Phoenix steam log hauler—an actual patented piece of logging equipment used across the country, particularly in Maine and...