Stories from the 44th Parallel

With every Fall season comes grumbles and groans about the dark days to come, and I must admit that sometimes those dark days can feel li...

The handy thing about having a smartphone is you always have a camera with you. Having used a DSLR cameras for decades, I was very excite...

December 30th – January 12th If you missed out on the annual meteor showers on January 2nd & 3rd which peaked with an intensity of 50-100...

I don’t know about you, but I am sick and tired of hearing awful news this year! From the RONA, to failing businesses, to world-wide unre...

The weekend before Christmas 2020, Houghton Lake froze over from shore to shore. In the past few years, this has not been the case, but t...

The Impossible Turn – the 180 degree turn back to the airport on take-off in an emergency situation. I can still recall the first time Da...

For as long as I can recall, thoughts of receiving a holiday fruitcake is about as cheerful as being invited over for dinner for liver an...

There’s nothing like an early morning hunt. Stepping into the woods under the cover of darkness, every footfall echoes through the forest...

When you're out in the elements during rifle season, people come up with all kinds of ways to occupy themselves as they await their chanc...

It was another opening morning in northern Michigan. This year, my youngest son would join the hunt and experience his first opening day ...

It's hard to believe we are expecting highs in the 70s today when just last Monday we woke up to 8 inches of snow. I don't know about you...

Hunting season has been a tradition in our family for as long as I can remember. Memories of the first time at deer camp are getting fuzz...

In this post, I wanted to share a very bad outcome we experienced in adopting the low-carb, keto-style diet.

For a fully operational composter to be used indoors, you will want to choose from two types.

By repurposing your old potting soil and garden bits, you will not only help keep the stink out of your compost, but contribute to your very

Unlike some people may think, It isn’t a free for all, let’s see how many bun-less Whoppers you can eat.

If you love long lines of perky perennials such as Hosta’s, daisies, and lilies lining your fence-line, then now is the time to split and re

Here is a short list to get you started with Mirepoix, a must have for all soups and stews.

As I canned and stored away the last batch of salsa last weekend, I reminded myself why it would be worth the wait to try this sugar-swee...

...she offered to send me her secret salsa recipe if I gave her my address... and although it would be a lot of work, I would be very happy