MARQUETTE — When deer season ends and before bird season begins there is a way for sportsmen to still enjoy the thrill of hunting in the northern Michigan woods. Predator hunting, the taking of animal predators such as coyotes and foxes, is legal year-round in the state. There is no bag ...

We stood in the summer sunshine on that thin ribbon of beach sand. Behind us, the beautiful blue of the big lake was rolling, rising and falling as it gasped, rushing toward us, tumbling and crashing into a sputtering foam of white water. The cold drink rushed over our feet giving us that ...

It’s either time -- or nearly time -- to start seeds indoors for the upcoming growing season, depending on where you live. But what about starting them outdoors, despite the frozen ground, whipping winds and, perhaps, snow cover? I’m gearing up to sow tomatoes, beets, herbs and zinnias, ...

“No regrets, Coyote. We just come from such different sets of circumstance. I’m up all night in the studios and you’re up early on your ranch,” – Joni Mitchell I spotted him as he walked slowly toward me down a snow-covered road, the rusty and tawny colors of his coat glowing warmly ...

“The days slide by, should have done, should have done, we all sigh,” — Warren Zevon In our way of looking at life, the Alpha and the Omega — the first and last — of a person’s life represent benchmarks, places where our experience grabs a foothold for the reflection and benefit of ...

The application period for the Upper Peninsula’s Deer Habitat Improvement Partnership Initiative competitive grant program is now open. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources initiative is a cooperative grant program designed to enhance deer habitat on private lands in the ...