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Outdoors North: John Pepin

“Smoke on the water, a fire in the sky,” – Deep Purple There’s a smell I occasionally get a whiff of when the damper on the fireplace is open and I’m sitting on the short couch in the living room. It’s the smell of charred wood – an aroma that’s pleasant around a campfire or ...

Poor air quality affects animals

LANSING — Michigan’s State Veterinarian released the following statement in response to the ongoing statewide air quality alert: “Animals react to poor air conditions much like humans do, and certain groups—such as birds, young or older animals, and those with heart or respiratory ...

DNR doubles deer habitat grant funding in UP

Conservation groups, K-12 students and landowners across the Upper Peninsula will improve hundreds of acres of white-tailed deer habitat this year after receiving state grants generated from deer hunting license revenue. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is funding 14 projects ...

Backyard deer feeding bill passes

Editor's Note: This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com. LANSING — A bill that would allow Michiganders to feed deer in their backyards is sitting on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s desk, but, ...

Outdoors North: John Pepin

“It was a night, oh what a night, it really was such a night,” – Lincoln Chase We sat together waiting for our food in the country-styled roadside restaurant – one we’d known since we were both kids. It hadn’t changed much at all – decent food, friendly staff, bathrooms down the hall. Cars blew past in both directions on the highway while we sat contented in this quiet refuge from the noise and bustle of a regular late Wednesday afternoon. It was me and my younger brother, Jimmy. The only customers there, we got up to look at the historic pictures on the wall – a ...

Paddles up!

Lac La Belle – A partnership that started in 2022 between the Keweenaw Outdoor Recreation Coalition (KORC), the Calumet Keweenaw Sportsmen’s Club (CKSC), and the Keweenaw County Road Commission (KCRC) has completed a project bringing a new canoe and kayak launch at the Lac La Belle ...