Martin had it easy last year, at least from a stress and anxiety standpoint. Sure, the 8-Player Division 1 Final was competitive in the first half, but Martin went on to win the championship game by 50 points, hardly anything to sweat too much about.
Counting and reporting the birds you see this winter helps scientists better understand bird movement and population health, leading to meaningful, on-the-ground conservation action to protect birds and the places they need. Join these upcoming community science bird counts: Winter Feeder Counts (Nov. 1 – April 30): Do you have a bird feeder or bird habitat visible from a window in your home or at your office? If so, you’re ready to participate in a winter feeder count! Learn how to take part in Kalamazoo Nature Center’s Michigan Feeder Count or Cornell’s International Project FeederWatch. You can join these counts any time before April 30.
Leaves are down, temperatures are cooler, and that means it’s prime time for pruning oak trees, which can be infected by the oak wilt fungus if they’re pruned during the high-risk period April 15-July 15.
Hunters reported a quiet opening week of regular firearm deer season throughout most of Alger County. Warm weather, paired with a mid-week opener, led to an inactive start for the 2023 season.
Menominee to play in state final Only one team from the Upper Peninsula has qualified for a state championship game in football: the Menominee Maroons. Menominee will face off against Jackson Lumen Christi on Sunday, Nov. 26 at 9:30 a.m. at Ford Field.
The Hiawatha National Forest would like to remind the public that snow plowing permits are available and required for certain activities during the winter season. Permits cover activities such as plowing to personal cabins, moving timber, and hauling gravel, and may be of particular interest to recreational residence holders and private land or cabin inholders.
Margaret Brumm of Marquette announced that she will be running for the Michigan House of Representatives seat 109 in the 2024 election. She will be challenging incumbent Jenn Hill in the Democratic primary.
100 Years Ago - The Munising News - Nov. 23, 1923 State Ferry Makes Good The wisdom of the action by the state legislature providing an auto ferry across the Straits of Mackinac from Mackinaw City to St. Ignace is eloquently demonstrated in the report compiled by Chief Accountant A. C. Parker. The reports shows total receipts of $26,949 ($484,878.70 in today’s value) since the ferry started the first of August.
The Munising Cannabis Co., the area’s only locally owned marijuana shop, is closing its doors soon. “Munising Cannabis Company was a labor of love from a group of local people trying to do something different than a dispensary: growing and processing everything in house,” Munising Cannabis Co.
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