Outdoors

Gladwin County Fair Homemaker of the Year

Steven Haupt

Wednesday, July 19, 2023

During last week’s fair, Leslie Edick won the title of Homemaker of the year. Leslie first found out about the Homemaker of the Year competition while her and her daughter were scrolling through the 2023 Fair Book.

Grow & Grill events feature free food, outdoor education

News Staff

Wednesday, July 19, 2023

The Gladwin Conservation District is partnering with MyMichigan Health this summer to bring Grow & Grill events to the community. The next event will be held on Friday, July 28 from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Gladwin Conservation District’s Children’s Garden.

GAFT summer musical returns July 26-29

News Staff

Wednesday, July 19, 2023

BEAVERTON The Gladwin Area Friends of the Theatre (GAFT) is returning to a classic Broadway performance with The Fantasticks, a musical by Tom Jones. This is the world’s longest running musical with 42 years off-Broadway. The cast and crew are working to create a musical audiences will enjoy.

The Brook Retirement Strawberry Festival

News Staff

Wednesday, July 19, 2023

The Brook Retirement communities are putting on a Strawberry Festival on Wednesday, July 19 at 1201 W. Cedar Avenue in Gladwin. The event if rom 5-7 p.m. and is free for the public. There will be free strawberry shortcake, face painting, and features the Red Accordion Band.

Brown needles on jack pine likely due to budworm outbreak

News Staff

Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Notice brown branches on jack pine? If you’re in the northern Lower Peninsula or some parts of the Upper Peninsula, jack pine budworm may be to blame. Budworm caterpillars feed off needles on jack pine and red pine trees, leaving trees defoliated and causing die-back among the crowns of trees.

2022 deer hunting season recap: Highlights from first year of required harvest reporting

News Staff

Wednesday, February 22, 2023

LANSING The 2022 deer hunting season has officially come to a close. Kicking off with the Liberty Hunt Sept. 9 and finishing with the urban deer hunt in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties, which ended Jan. 31, it was a memorable season for Michigan deer hunting.

Outdoor Enthusiasts: Are You Ready for the Next Season?

Statepoint

Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Aknow, there are important preparations to make for extreme weather conditions. However, having gear that easily transitions between seasons means that you will always be organized and equipped to hit the road for an adventure whenever the mood strikes. Are you an all-season adventurer?

Michigan Department of Natural Resources wildlife biologist Mark Boersen examines a sedated bear as part of a program that places orphaned bear cubs with mother bears.

If you see a bear den in the northern Lower Peninsula, let us know

News Staff

Wednesday, November 2, 2022

MICHIGAN The Michigan Department of Natural Resources asks hunters and others who spend time outdoors to keep an eye out for bear dens while in the field this fall and – if they find one – to report the location to the DNR to help with an ongoing bear management program.

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