ESCANABA — Heimo and Edna Korth of “The Last Alaskans” will be on hand at the U.P. Trappers Association Convention and Outdoor Expo set for July 10 and 11 at the U.P. State Fairgrounds in Escanaba Heimo Korth will be sharing “Stories from the Arctic – Slideshow and Q&A” in a ...

MADISON, Wis. – This year's annual Roadside Ruffed Grouse Drumming Survey showed an 11% decrease in drumming activity statewide compared to 2025, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. "A decline was anticipated this year, as the low points of the 10-year population ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — As the Independence Day holiday weekend approaches, boaters are reminded that Operation Dry Water is slated for July 3-5. It's part of a year-round boating under the influence awareness and enforcement campaign focused on reducing the number of alcohol- and drug-related ...

The watch continues on whether Six Mile Lake’s loon pair will successfully hatch chicks this summer. A loon was still on nest Friday, roughly two weeks since I’d spotted one among the tall grasses and other vegetation in a narrow side pool where the lake flows into Six Mile Creek. While ...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources today is marking the 80th anniversary of the Northern Highland Fishery Research Area, one of the longest-running fisheries research projects in the world. Located in Vilas County and including the Northwoods lakes of Escanaba, Nebish, Pallette, ...

I got home early enough from my job last Friday night that my mom was still awake. She had a story for me about her day but didn’t take photos because she was worried “I’d put it in the paper.” Good guess, because hell yeah I’d put this in the paper — my 86-year-old mom handled ...