MARQUETTE — The application period for the Upper Peninsula’s Deer Habitat Improvement Partnership Initiative competitive grant program is open. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources initiative is a cooperative grant program designed to enhance deer habitat on private lands in the ...

NEWBERRY — The fortunate availability of a cellphone early Wednesday morning provided a lifeline for two snowmobilers stranded miles away from the nearest town in Luce County. Michigan Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer Justin Vinson received a call from Central Dispatch ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — This is Free Fishing Weekend in Michigan as license fees are waived today and Sunday. Fishing regulations still apply but a Recreation Passport won’t be required for entry into state parks and boating access sites. In Florence County, Wis., Leff’s annual All Lake ...

CHANNING — Lucas Winchowky of Mukwonago, Wis., is the winner of a 2022 Polaris 570 Ranger side-by-side in a raffle conducted by the Sagola Township Sportsmen’s Club. The drawing for the winner is held at noon on the second day of the club’s annual gun show the second weekend in ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — Boundary Waters Musky Club will have its annual Expo from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, in the Antoine Banquet Room at Recreation Lanes. The event will feature prize raffles, tackle sales and swaps, and presentations by guest speakers. The public is welcome and encouraged ...

LANSING — Effective March 1, the annual Recreation Passport resident vehicle fee in Michigan increases from $12 to $13 — the first such increase since 2020. The fee change is a result of a statutory provision that ensures Recreation Passport funding keeps pace with the economy. ...