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Free fishing in Wisconsin this weekend

IRON MOUNTAIN — This time of year is a border resident's delight. Today and Sunday is the annual Free Fun Weekend in Wisconsin, which means state park admission fees, fishing licenses and trail passes are waived for both residents and nonresidents. Next weekend is Three Free Weekend in Michigan. On June 13 and 14, Michigan residents and out-of-state visitors can grab a fishing rod, ride the off-road trails and visit state parks, boating access sites and other outdoor locations – all free of charge. During free fishing weekends, all other fishing regulations apply.

Snowmobilers look back on a memorable winter

A busy day job and full life mean it doesn’t happen as often as he’d like, but when the weather and trail conditions are just right – and were they ever this past winter – a certain route on the Keweenaw Peninsula calls out to passionate snowmobiler Ryan LaPorte. “I’ll take ...

Outdoors report: June 6-7 is Wisconsin’s Free Fun Weekend

IRON MOUNTAIN — Next weekend is the annual Free Fun Weekend in Wisconsin, which means state park admission fees, fishing licenses and trail passes are waived for both residents and nonresidents. Michigan's Three Free Weekend — where residents and nonresidents can grab a fishing rod, ...

A case against grape jelly ‘For the Birds’

Another year has brought another online debate — and warnings — about providing grape jelly for the orioles. But there’s a new wrinkle I recently learned that I feel compelled to pass along. In the past I’ve reprinted information about feeding jelly from an interview I had in 2019 ...

ATV/UTV safety urged as vacation season kicks in

IRON MOUNTAIN — Off-highway recreational vehicle operators are urged by Department of Natural Resources officials to wear helmets and seatbelts and follow route and trail rules this Memorial Day weekend and throughout the rest of the year. To date, Wisconsin has had 14 ATV/UTV ...

Warblers on the move

Spring bird migration appears to be peaking, with a major movement of warblers and other songbirds taking advantage of the ideal wind flow north. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Bird Cast Migration Dashboard for Wisconsin, https://dashboard.birdcast.org/region/US-WI, at peak migration ...