ESCANABA — The U.P. Trappers have announced the dates for the 60th annual Trappers Convention and Outdoor Expo. The event will be July 15-16 on the U.P. State Fairgrounds in Escanaba. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, all Eastern times. This year’s ...

A sampling of field reports from Michigan Department of Natural Resources conservation officers in the Upper Peninsula: March 20 to April 2 DISTRICT 1 Conservation Officer Anna Viau and Probationary Conservation Officer Joshua Salas were on patrol when they noticed an individual operating ...

It’s finally gotten warm enough during the day to bring the insects out in force. Some, like the tiger swallowtail butterflies and various dragonflies that began to pop up in profusion in the past week, are welcome when they emerge from wherever they spent the winter, most as nymphs or ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — This is Free Fun Weekend in Wisconsin, with state park admission fees, fishing licenses and trail passes all waived. Residents and non-residents will not be required to have a fishing license or trout/salmon stamps. However, fishing regulations still apply, including bag ...

ESCANABA — Kids Fishing Day will take place Saturday, June 11, at the Pocket Park on the U.P. State Fairgrounds in Escanaba. Registration will begin at 11 a.m. Eastern time and the event will run until 3 p.m. All activities are free of charge and open to youth ages 16 and younger. This ...

State testing has confirmed avian influenza in two bald eagles found dead at separate sites in Dickinson and Iron counties. The birds were sent to the Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory earlier this month after being collected along roadsides in the two counties, with ...