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Outdoors North: John Pepin

"The pretty waters in the sea feel as cold as you left me. Yes, blue must be the color of the blues,” – George Jones and Lawton Williams The night was almost completely dead silent. The overcast skies and the otherwise blackness seemed to enhance the quiet. However, the void created by ...

Spot a bear’s den?

MARQUETTE — While you’re enjoying time outdoors this fall and winter, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources asks that you keep an eye open for black bear dens. Reporting den locations to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is a simple yet effective way to support bear ...

Outdoors North: John Pepin

Either get ready for elimination or your hearts must have the courage for the changing of the guards, – Bob Dylan With a rush and a mighty rustle through a pile of downed leaves, the autumn changing of the guards blew into these Great North Woods in no uncertain fashion. This was the ...

Outdoors North: John Pepin

Editor's note: This column was originally published in 2021 “Sacrifice was the code of the road,” – Bob Dylan When I heard the car door shut behind me, I knew I was on the other side of the line – that is, the line between here and out there. I think this has always been one of my ...

Outdoors North: John Pepin

I ain’t had a bite ‘cuz the moon’s too bright, I wish I had a big one or two. My trotline’s set and my hooks are wet and mama’s got the catfish blues, – Tom T. Hall The overnight temperatures had plummeted well below freezing, leaving the early morning crisp and brittle, ready to ...

Rescue mission

ONTONAGON COUNTY — Earlier this month, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, along with the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) and Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO), conducted three rescue missions to save a total of 27 lake sturgeon from low-water conditions in the Ontonagon ...