IRON MOUNTAIN — Tip-Up Town of the U.P. takes place Saturday, Feb. 4, at Sawyer Lake north of Channing. Registration for the 49th annual fishing contest begins at 7 a.m. Food will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Sagola Township Sportsmen’s Club. Admission to the club is ...

The latest look back on Notebook stories in 2022 involves a young bobcat that ended up on the bad side of a porcupine. This update does cheat a little on the timeframe, as Allen McGuire found the quill-riddled juvenile cat Dec. 11, 2021, huddled on the shoulder of Leeman Road in northern ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — Trail groomers were busy after Thursday’s snow storm, although travelwisconsin.com reported only “partially open” snowmobile trails in the southern part of Marinette County. Conditions in Florence County were good, with a base of 8 to 12 inches. Tri-County ...

PERRY, Mich. — Michigan Department of Natural Resources conservation officers from the Upper Peninsula will be featured in an upcoming episode of “Wardens,” which airs on the Outdoor Channel. Officers Zach Painter of District 1 and Todd Sumbera of District 2 will be seen in “September ...

LANSING — Wildlife biologists from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources released their findings Tuesday of the latest Michigan gray wolf survey. The survey, conducted in early 2022, shows the wolf population in the Upper Peninsula remains stable, as it has for more than a ...

Continuing with updating some of the stories of 2022, this week will look back on a fawn that had to overcome a late start to life. The still-spotted fawn featured in October, thought to have not been born until mid- to late July rather than the usual late May to early June, did manage to ...