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Bear with us, please
April 2, 2010 HOUGHTON — Mother Nature triggered the alarm clock on the U.P. more »»
Woods, water & worse/Jim Junttila
April 2, 2010 Now that another Yooper winter is outa here, nothing sounds as good as running water, especially when you're wading in it, drifting a spawnbag, crawler, egg or yarnfly, or working a spinner against... more »»
Woods, water & worse/Jim Junttila
March 26, 2010 If you’ve ever wondered where expressions like “Spring fling,” “Spring break-up” and “Spring in your step” come from, wonder no longer. more »»
Woods, Water and Worse/Jim Junttila
March 19, 2010 What would you do if a surprise magnitude 7 earthquake rattled, rocked and rolled the Copper Country under the cover of darkness, snapping the Keweenaw Peninsula off at its weakest link, the Portage... more »»
Woods, water & worse/Jim Junttila
March 12, 2010 “Rumors of a massive underwater earthquake rocking Thunder Bay, Ontario and triggering a dangerous tsunami headed due south across the lake directly for the Keweenaw turned out to be totally... more »»
Woods, water & worse/Jim Junttila
March 5, 2010 A massive iceberg the size of Manitou Island and seven stories tall collided with the tippa the Keweenaw Glacier, breaking off a number of large icebergs that have now become an organized pack... more »»
Woods, water & worse/Jim Junttila
February 26, 2010 “I must admit I loved getting Vancouvered at the Winter Olympics,” said WW&W Wildlife Correspondent Paris Hiltunen, “I’m thrilled to welcome Lindsey Vonnanen and Julia Mancusonen to our ever-growing... more »»
Ski Tigers win state team titles
February 26, 2010 MARQUETTE — The Copper Country Ski Tigers Nordic Team won boys and girls team titles and earned many individual honors at the Michigan High School Cross Country Ski Championship on Friday and... more »»
Ripley racers roar
February 19, 2010 RIPLEY — It was a good weekend for the Mont Ripley Race Team, as they won their home meet, the Keweenaw Cup, by a decisive margin. more »»
Woods, water & worse/Jim Junttila
February 19, 2010 As a journalist, I’m a bit of a news and media junkie, as are all your intrepid WW&W correspondents. Being outdoor junkies as well, we keep our fingers on the pulse of the weather. more »»
Woods, water & worse/Jim Junttila
February 12, 2010 “Did you hear they’ve finally got ice on Copper Harbor?” asked Sarah Palinen. more »»
Several Ski Tigers have big day at Junior Noque race
February 5, 2010 MARQUETTE — The Copper Country Ski Tigers had a busy day at the Junior Noque Jan. 29 in Marquette County, with three members winning their respective races. more »»
Locals dot top Noquemanon racers
February 5, 2010 MARQUETTE — Several locally-based Nordic skiers completed one of the races in the Noquemanon Ski Marathon Saturday in Marquette County. more »»
Woods, water & worse/Jim Junttila
February 5, 2010 “Southa the border, down Canada way,” WW&W Wildlife Correspondent Paris Hiltunen sang as we slipped beneath the frigid, yet not frozen over, waters of the Detroit River and into the Windsor Tunnel... more »»
Testing the limits: Range club hosting snowmobile enduro
January 29, 2010 HOUGHTON — The Range Snowmobile Club is offering local riders a chance to push themselves to the limit Saturday with its second annual Snowmobile Endurance Race. more »»
Woods, water & worse/Jim Junttila
January 29, 2010 “So how far do we have to go ‘til we’re southa snow?” Paris Hiltunen asked, scrolling through Mapquest. WWW correspondents have to be fulla good questions. more »»
Woods, water & worse/Jim Junttila
January 22, 2010 To a lotta Yoopers who like their action on ice fast as in hockey, ice fishing is about as exciting as watching lakes freeze and paint dr. more »» 
King of the new old Hill
January 15, 2010 HOUGHTON — The Mid-American Snowmobile Tournament of Expert Racers Circuit is headed back to Whealkate Bluff Saturday, and racers from all over the region want to be at the top of the heap at the to... more »»
Woods, water & worse/Jim Junttila
January 15, 2010 “We’re going all the way from ice to nice,” said Paris Hiltunen, who was tickled pink to be riding shotgun to Florida; she had lobbied long and hard to come along on the trip. more »»
Many trails, many races
January 8, 2010 HOUGHTON — Avid Nordic skiers have many choices for ski trails in Houghton County, and in the upcoming Keweenaw Nordic Ski Festival, they have many choices for ski races as well. more »» |
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