“Feeling pretty good at last, rough times are all in the past. Oh, and it’s shinin’ brightly.” — Bob Seger With the morning sun already climbing its way above the treetops, I stood at the head of a deep riverine gorge, looking down into the wide and wooded expanse. It was a ...

“River’s on the rise, crows are in the skies, look at that big yellow cornbread moon.” — Joe Ely The character of this charming landscape reminds me of something one might see in an Impressionist painting, especially were it to begin raining. The colors were only just beginning to ...

“If everything’s gonna turn out right, you’re gonna fry fish tonight.” — Johnny Cash Turning out onto the highway from the county road, I was surprised to see a thickening fog bank ahead of me. It had been cloudy all day as I worked on chores indoors. Now, seeing this pea soup ...

KEWEENAW COUNTY — The Nature Conservancy is hosting two, unique guided hikes in the Keweenaw Peninsula in August, part of a “Heart the Heartlands” series of events to highlight the Keweenaw. “We have held dozens and dozens of meetings with community members and leaders about the ...

“Diamond sky, oh, tell me the truth, will there be any real satisfaction. Diamond sky, oh well, tell me the truth, are my wheels spinning closer to traction.” — Steve Forbert I count myself among those in a longstanding tradition who have looked to the skies to marvel at all there is ...

Copper Harbor — On Tuesday evening, the Calumet-Keweenaw Sportsmen’s Club and Keweenaw National Historical Park hosted their last joint fishing event of the year at Fort Wilkins Historic State Park. Fishing Discovery: Fly Tying and Fly Fishing was put together to introduce knowledge ...