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Fishing over Fifty: Fishing rods and steel leaders

For those of us who want to fish just as a hobby, the appropriate rig for the appropriate fish is usually not so important. A light action rod with a small reel, spooled with four-pound test line, for panfishing or stream fishing, along with a medium heavy rod with a larger reel with 10-pound ...

On adventure with Queen of Shebis

“I wanna go where my country girl goes, back where my green grass roots are growing, I feel at ease with my country girl, yeah, she knows how to groove me.” – Nick Lowe I love to study maps. I always have. They are so intriguing and detailed, colorful and informative. Best of all, ...

Fishing after fifty: What tackle is the right tackle?

As we Baby Boomers approach retirement, or are already retired, we meet our “senior years” in various stages of health and mobility. Health, mobility, joints — are all contributing factors in our decisions regarding activities, hobbies, and to a high degree, quality of life. Many of us ...

Take advantage of the season; get outside to do everything

“I was so much older then, I’m younger than that now.” – Bob Dylan Somewhere I hope there still exists a summer day I knew one time that since has blown away. Drifting on a thunderstorm, I watched it disappear over a purple-blue horizon into another yesterday. It appeared when I ...

Celebrating the beauty of springtime

“Little darlin,’ it’s been a long, cold, lonely winter.” – George Harrison When I opened the door and popped the top on the day, the skies were just offering up the very first rays of sunshine. They stretched shadows long across the landscape while a mirrorlike silence enveloped ...

Don’t invite these bugs to your bonfires

By: Lauren Hemmeke, Applied Ecology and Environmental Sciences undergraduate in the College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science (CFRES), MTU (lkhemmek@mtu.edu); Emily Klawiter, Keweenaw Invasive Species Management Area (KISMA), Assistant Coordinator (eklawite@mtu.edu); Dr. Sigrid ...