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Outdoors

Column: Shut the lights out. I don’t need them.

“Hello darkness my old friend, I’ve come to talk with you again.” – Paul Simon To look at the scene here now, there’s a quiet, almost pastel Impressionist feeling to everything. About the only thing that could make the setting softer would be a gentle rain, sifting down from the ...

Proper disposal of invasive plants

You may be noticing that plants have greened up fast and hopefully you know some of those plants are invasive, meaning they are not native to the ecosystem and harm the environment, economy, or human health. During the spring, some of the first invasive plants you will see growing around ...

Ontonagon Lake Trout Classic winners

Choppy conditions on Lake Superior this past Friday to Sunday didn’t deter those that competed in the 20th Annual Aspirus Ontonagon Lake Trout Classic. This popular fishing tournament is an annual event that takes place on Lake Superior and is a fundraiser for Ontonagon County Cancer ...

Taking the time to take in your natural surroundings

“Twilight, I gave you time to steal my mind away from me.” – Jeff Lynne There’s a place I know that I’d prefer not to name or categorize as a specific natural feature, like a wetland or a drumlin or seashore. To do so would in some way be to cheapen the existence of this setting, ...

Outdoors North: Effects of late-storm devastation not fully realized

“I’m tore down, I’m almost level with the ground.” – Sonny Thompson It was a strange set of circumstances confronting me as I headed up from a main dirt road back way to the higher country where the road narrows, and the silences grow deeper and more profound. The circumstances ...