Bats do some pretty amazing things for Michigan, and there’s no better time to spotlight them than during Bat Week (Oct. 24-31), an annual international celebration. It’s a good opportunity to learn about these important species and consider the benefits of bats....
By Jan Corey Arnett Nate Demers has traveled the world, and until recently, he lived in Marquette. The Negaunee native is a log home restoration professional, a career that takes him to interesting places and structures. He now primarily focuses on northern Michigan...
By Larry Johnson Jr. I am president of our local Tahquamenon Area Snowmobile Association (TASA). I just wanted to take the time to thank all who were involved in helping maintain the trails in our area. We held our annual trail clean-up on October 3 and 4, which...
By Carol Stiffler A quick walk through Newberry at night, or any place in the region, is often remarkably quiet. But any walker worth their sneakers knows they’d better watch for skunks. There seem to be skunks-a-plenty in the area, and their corpses dot roadsides in...
Michigan in the fall is like a scene out of a painting, and residents across the state are its observers. What better way to appreciate the fall colors than to take a drive down a county road – a very safe outing during the pandemic, with affordable gasoline prices...
Official records show that in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, only six out of approximately 900 livestock operations, or about 0.006%, experienced a conflict with wolves in 2019. The number of farms experiencing a conflict has been consistent over the past five years. ...
