MARQUETTE — A feisty immature bald eagle ready for release was pulled from a box Tuesday before a crowd gathered next to the Superior Dome in Marquette.
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DNR conservation officers respond during stormy, cold, wintry weather
MARQUETTE — With temperatures dropping to 18 degrees below zero, rescuers in Alger County were sent to Clyde Lake to find three snowmobilers whose sleds had fallen through the ice into the water.
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Successful hunters share hunting stories at annual Deer Poll
ESCANABA — Hunters came out of the woods Saturday night for the annual Trails and Tales Outdoors Radio Deer Poll event at the Hilltop RV Superstore in Escanaba. One of those was 7 year-old Archer McGraw who shot a fork horn on opening day of the Firearm Deer Season Thursday.
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Ribbon cutting ceremony held for Gladstone’s Little Bay de Noc Trail
GLADSTONE — A ribbon cutting yesterday officially opened the Little Bay de Noc Trail and Trailhead at Van Cleve Park in Gladstone. Gladstone Parks and Recreation Director Nicole Sanderson said she appreciates that the community has embraced the 2.5 mille long trail that runs along the Little Bay de Noc shore.
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DCNTrails highlights Bay de Noc Trail, gets ski trails ready for winter
GLADSTONE — Delta County Non-Motorized Trails (DCNTrails) is planning ski trail maintenance work before winter and officially open the new Little Bay de Noc Trail in Gladstone.
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Rainfall closes campgrounds at Baraga, Porcupine Mountains state parks
BARAGA — Significant rainfall over several days has forced the early closure of campgrounds at Baraga State Park in Baraga County and Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park in Ontonagon County. The modern campgrounds at both parks were closed Wednesday for the remainder of the season.
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Richardson named ‘Outstanding Conservationist’ by sportsmen’s alliance
HERMANSIVILLE — The Upper Peninsula Sportsmen’s Alliance has recognized J.R. Richardson of Ontonagon as the group’s 2018 “Outstanding Conservationist.” The award was presented Saturday at a quarterly UPSA meeting in Hermansville.
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Kids need to be encouraged to experience outdoor activities
ESCANABA — A trapping supplier in Gladstone says it’s important to get kids excited about being in the outdoors. Clint Seawright, 39, with Skunk Creek Trapping Supply said many of the trappers he saw at the National Trappers Association Convention last week in Escanaba were older.
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DNR awards U.P. deer habitat improvement grants
NORWAY – Eleven groups in the Upper Peninsula will share $100,000 for deer habitat improvements. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced the grants today.
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Four U.P. projects along Michigan’s Iron Belle Trail receive development funds
LANSING – Sixteen projects along Michigan’s Iron Belle Trail, including four in the Upper Peninsula, will share $350,000 in grant funding. Each funded project will receive an amount up to $30,000.
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