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ATV/Truck racing coming to Ontonagon County Fair

July 18, 2008

ONTONAGON — One of the top ATV XTreme Challenge racers will be making a return at this years Mi-TRALE ATV/Truck XTreme Challenge next Saturday: Ewen's Eli Gustafson. The ATV/Truck XTreme Challenge is once again a part of the Ontonagon County Fair. The event put ATV riders of all skill levels and different classes in side-by-side racing. The drivers run through a series of water and mud holes, hills, jumps and hairpin turns. While Gustafson will be running a Stock Yamaha Grizzly, he will be competing in the Pro Open Class. The driver to watch is Zak Zakowski, who competes nationally. Peppermill Lodging of Rockland, along with the new "Grandpa's Loft," will be sponsoring the Top Dog Class for 601cc-and-up Stock ATVs. Mi-TRALE will be honoring the late Joe Beebe with the Joe Beebe Memorial Shoot-Out in the Truck Division. Beebe was killed this past winter helping to pull an individual out of a snow bank. Beebe was instrumental in building the Truck Course and getting the Truck Divis

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Kids fish free at Swedetown Pond

July 18, 2008

CALUMET — The Calumet-Keweenaw Sportsmen's Club is hosting an exciting, fun-filled Kids Fishing Derby at Swedetown Pond on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.. Keweenaw youngsters, area visitors and vacationers are invited to enjoy a day of fishing durin

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‘Hex’ is appealing to fish, flyfishermen

July 18, 2008

Hex is short for hexagenia limbata, one of the hottest hatches of the summer. And wherever you have a hex hatch, you have hex harassment by fly fishermen taking advantage of this annual fish feeding frenzy. It's taking place on lakes, rivers and trou

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Antlerless deer applications available

July 18, 2008

Applications for antlerless permits went on sale Wednesday, with more than 600,000 licenses available. All licenses for public land and licenses for private land in the northern two-thirds of the state are subject to a drawing. The application fee is

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Why women make the best wildlife and wildflower correspondents

July 11, 2008

One of the questions most frequently asked by curious readers, both conversationally and by e-mail is "Why are all your WW&W wildlife correspondents women?"

Good question, but I'll have you know they're not just women, they're wild women,

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Motocross invades Range Snowmobile Club this weekend

July 11, 2008

ATLANTIC MINE — Big air, screaming engines and plenty of excitement is in store for fans who attend this weekend’s AMA District 16 Motocross Points Race at the Range Snowmobile Club.

Racing will begin on both Saturday and Sunday at 10 a.

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