RIPLEY — Long lines of skies and snowboarders came out Saturday for the reopening of Mont Ripley. The Michigan Technological University ski hill had opened in December, but shut down again before Christmas due to abnormally warm temperatures and rain. There’d been 4 inches of rain in ...
Running, running, running, across the snow in a blue tint haze. Disappearing through a soft snowdrift to duck behind an aged hemlock trunk, I am searching for seclusion and deliverance. I hear a branch snap and twist my head around fast. I see nothing. I listen intently for a few moments ...
Winter is practically here, and most plants have lost their leaves, woody invasive species, such as Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii), common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica), and glossy buckthorn (Frangula alnus), can still be managed during the winter months. They may be easier to manage ...
LAKE LINDEN – Michigan Department of Natural Resources hosted an open house at the Lake Linden High School auditorium Wednesday to discuss conceptual designs for the Houghton-Douglass Falls scenic site. The tallest waterfall in Michigan at roughly 110 feet, the site has drawn visitors for ...
“I live in the shade of a forest of green in the wildest of woodlands that you’ve ever seen.” – Gordon Lightfoot I have recently been thinking about why some places I visit for the first time tend to make a lasting impression on me and others don’t. It’s kind of odd. For ...
Supporters and partners joined the Michigan Department of Natural Resources today in Houghton County to celebrate the reopening of a roughly 8-mile segment of snowmobile and off-road vehicle trail devastated by a historic storm in 2018. In what is likely the Michigan DNR’s largest trail ...
