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Outdoors North: John Pepin

Outdoors

“Wish I was more than one, one for work and one for fun; one to go and one to stay, little darlin’ I’m goin’ away,” – Steve Forbert Rays of sunlight penetrated the dusty glass of the back window of the garage. The filtered light illuminated an even dustier windowsill before it ...

Fifty and counting

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LANSING — To date, the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund has provided nearly $1.4 billion for land improvements and acquisitions across Michigan’s 83 counties. A list of accomplishments include: • The award-winning Ocqueoc Falls Trailhead and Scenic Overlook in Presque Isle County, ...

Capture and collar

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UPPER MICHIGAN — It’s an unusually warm February day in the western Upper Peninsula as a collaborative team of wildlife experts works to fit a radio collar around the neck of an immobilized moose and collect blood and fecal samples from the animal. Speed and skill are crucial. Too much ...

UPSF & W grant deadline approaching

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ESCANABA — The Upper Peninsula Sustainable Forest and Wildlife Fund (UPSF & W), a fund of the Community Foundation of the Upper Peninsula, April 2026 grants round deadline is approaching. Eligible non-profit organizations and sub-divisions of government are eligible to submit applications ...

Escanaba murder trial continues

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ESCANABA – Testimony continued Wednesday in the murder trial of Tavaris Jackson in the Delta County Circuit Court, with jurors hearing from law enforcement officers, a key witness and a volunteer who helped locate the victim’s body. Jackson, 35, is charged with one count of open murder – ...

Highland completes sale of stake in White Pine North

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WHITE PINE — In a statement released Monday, Highland Copper Company announced it completed the sale of its 34% interest in the White Pine North Project to its joint venture partner, Kinterra Copper USA. Proceeds from the sale of White Pine will be used to fund planned Copperwood Project ...