MUNISING (AP) — Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore will soon begin charging visitors entrance fees for the first time in the 55-year history of the tourist destination in the Upper Peninsula. Park officials announced Monday that the park along Lake Superior will start charging visitor fees ...

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Oil doesn’t mix with a lot of things. Add owls to the list. A snowy owl found Dec. 3 sitting atop a mound of material at a Milwaukee recycling center had its feathers so fouled with diesel oil it couldn’t fly. And its typical bright white coloration was a dingy ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 — 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 ...