Predictions of a down year for visiting snowy owls may have been a bit premature. When the owls didn’t appear in October and early November, it seemed to signal these iconic raptors might not make the journey from the Arctic tundra and polar ice this year. Turns out they were just running ...

MARINETTE, Wis. — Communities that Care and Healthy Youth Coalition of Marinette and Menominee counties will be holding its second annual Kids Ice Fishing Derby on Saturday, Feb. 12, at Red Arrow Park with a shotgun start at 11 a.m. Pre-registration is required for pre-drilled holes. ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — Following this weekend’s storm, temperatures may climb into the 50s by Wednesday, making for a rocky start to the ice fishing and snowmobile seasons. A few fishermen have been venturing out, with no early reports on success, said Fay Whisler at Whisler Outdoors in ...

Michigan is full of opportunities to enjoy wildlife recreation, and full of people who do just that, including people who work for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Many DNR staffers are outdoor enthusiasts who enjoy participating in wildlife recreation pastimes like hunting, ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — The 2021 Christmas Bird Count in Dickinson County will take place Saturday, Dec. 18. Coordinator Phyllis Carlson of Quinnesec is seeking volunteers to help. The local count is done in roughly the lower one-third of Dickinson County. Volunteers do not have to commit an ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — Snowmobilers are advised that the Sturgeon River Bridge along Snowmobile Trail No. 2 in Loretto in Dickinson County will be closed for the upcoming season. Significant bridge abutment and guardrail work needs to be completed, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources ...