For the first two full weekends of January, I want to do a few updates on some of the items I wrote about in 2022. First, Phyllis Carlson on Wednesday provided the final figures from the 2022 Christmas Bird Count, conducted Dec. 17 in the Iron Mountain area. To recap, the Christmas Bird ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — Ice conditions vary after recent warm weather, but the forecast calls for lower temperatures by the middle of next week. Anglers were reporting 8 inches to more than a foot of ice. There was also slush in some areas. “Northern pike fishing has been good,” said Fay Whisler at Whisler Outdoors in Florence, Wis. “Some nice-sized catches have been reported.” The walleye bite has been slow. Shiners and sucker minnows were the preferred bait in about 20 to 25 feet of water, Whisler said. “Panfish action has been good,” she added, noting anglers have ...
ATLANTA (AP) — They are titans of the college gridiron, a pair of perennial powerhouses that, amazingly enough, have faced each other only once in their long, storied histories. Three decades ago, a quaint era before playoffs and RPOs and NIL, Georgia beat Ohio State in a bowl game that ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — Panfish action has been good and anglers were reporting 8 to 12 inches of ice as of Friday on most area waters. “Bluegill are hitting hard on waxworms,” said Fay Whisler at Whisler Outdoors in Florence, Wis. The walleye bite has been fair, with shiners and suckers under tip-ups the best bet. “Northern pike have been keeping fishermen busy,” Whisler added. “A lot of smaller catches.” Saturday, Jan. 21, is the date for the annual Pete “Toad” Church Ice Fishing Derby, which takes place during Wisconsin’s free fishing weekend. Register in advance at ...
“I’m traveling light because I might be going far, taking nothing but the clothes on my back and this big red guitar, I’m just restless.” — Carl Perkins Michigan Department of Natural Resources In the darkness of this place, I can hear the clock ticking from the adjacent room. ...
A new study by researchers from the University of Michigan, University of Minnesota Twin Cities and their collaborators shows the deadly effect global warming is having on some North American tree species growing in similar habitats. They looked at balsam fir, white spruce, jack pine, ...
