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Outdoors

Flows coming down for cold, wet trout opener

IRON MOUNTAIN — Rain and possibly snow will mar this weekend’s Michigan trout opener, but there’s always next weekend when temperatures should approach the 60s. In Upper Peninsula waters, the walleye and northern pike seasons open Monday, May 15. The possession season for bass in the ...

Champions crowned at Keyes Peak truck drags

FLORENCE, Wis. — Andrew Mills earned “Best of Show” at the Keyes Peak Uphill Truck Drags as drivers from Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa, Illinois and Minnesota competed for more than $15,000 in prize money. More than 3,000 people attended the March 11 event, watching six classes of trucks ...

Spark Grants applications open Monday

LANSING — After record interest in first-round Michigan Spark Grants funding, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources will reopen grant applications starting Monday with up to $23 million available for public recreation improvement projects in areas most affected by COVID-19. To boost ...

Registration opens for Becoming an Outdoors Woman event in UP

MARQUETTE — Registration is open for this summer’s Becoming an Outdoors Woman program, set for June 2-4 in Marquette County. This will mark the 26th annual summer BOW gathering for women, 18 and older, who are seeking an opportunity to improve their outdoor skills in a relaxed, ...

Kingsford man wins Pure Michigan Hunt

LANSING — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources recognized the 2023 Pure Michigan Hunt winners — Richard Austin and Nathan Whitmore from southwest Michigan and Robert E. Beaudry of Kingsford— during Thursday’s meeting of the Natural Resources Commission at Lansing Community ...