Snowshoeing here in the Copper Country is as real as it gets. The weather can be warmer or colder, sunny or dark, the biggest factor is snow. It is a purely recreational sport that can be done nearly any winter day, although it is a necessity to have snow at least to a point. Meaning snow is ...

As the hours, days, weeks and months roll past and into the rearview mirror, I think there is a tendency to take for granted the daily trappings of living. Despite my best efforts to remain present, aware and grateful each day, I can see myself maybe like a sparrow that gets used to seed ...

Public comments are being accepted now through March 1 on the selected option and analysis of alternatives to protect Buffalo Reef in Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula, according to a Tuesday release from the Department of Natural Resources’ Deputy public information officer John Pepin. The ...

There is a sense that I sometimes get, especially while walking in the woods along an old, sandy two-track road or a grass-grown-over abandoned railroad line or when I’m visiting places that I haven’t been to in several months or years. It is a feeling that the road, the trees, the rivers ...

You probably aren’t thinking too much about yard work this time of year, but winter is the best time to do any pruning you have planned for your oak trees. If you want to trim back your oak trees, remove any branches, or even take down a tree for firewood or hazard management, winter is the ...

I return once again to this messy sanctuary of countless books and musical instruments, a soft couch and a sturdy wooden rocking chair. Outside my window, the night is cold enough to crack. It’s one of those times when walking on certain floors in the house I can feel the cold reach up ...