by Brian Kozminski | Sep 25, 2017 | Gear & Equipment, Lifestyle, News & Updates, People & Interviews
The Monday of August 21, many stood outside with fancy NASA edition safety glasses to witness a total solar eclipse that was nothing more than a hazy dusk type afternoon with fuzzy shadows in the Great Lakes region. I was getting amped up for a less exciting planetary...
by Brian Kozminski | Aug 19, 2017 | Environment, Gear & Equipment, Lifestyle
How was your Summer? Besides fast, way too fast, it was certainly wet. Fishy and wet. June seemed to be the month of summer that appeared to be on par with a warm one, then a sudden shift in weather pattern made for a rather damp June. Keep in mind, I am speaking of...
by Brian Kozminski | Apr 24, 2017 | Gear & Equipment, Lifestyle, Product Review, Trips & Guides, Uncategorized
The rollercoaster ride that is spring Up North has been nothing short of eventful. Two weeks ago, the mercury danced near 70 degrees, and two days later, cold rain, more of a deluge of water and plummeting temperatures in the 40’s that would deter most anglers...
by Brian Kozminski | Mar 21, 2017 | Gear & Equipment, Lifestyle, News & Updates, Uncategorized
The weather forecast seems to be playing Jekyll & Hyde with our emotions and biorhythms trying to find a window of opportunity to hit some favorite water. You just have to go, simply because you won’t catch anything watching re-runs of The Andy Griffith...
by Michigan United Conservation Clubs | Mar 17, 2017 | Lifestyle, Uncategorized
Guest Post By Travis White. There’s no way around it: Staying active is absolutely necessary for a healthy life. Most people struggle to get enough exercise due to time constraints and motivation, but people with disabilities face an extra challenge. In a world where...
by Brian Kozminski | Mar 16, 2017 | Gear & Equipment, Lifestyle, Uncategorized
Last year, I was in my vehicle, Thursday night all loaded up and making a wine run for my wife when as I drove down the approach, my brakes went to the floor. Besides the usual flood of colorful metaphors that exuded softly from my lips, my mind was racing about my...
by Brian Kozminski | Mar 15, 2017 | Environment, Lifestyle, News & Updates
Last evening, while waiting on a couple at the casual restaurant I work at in the off season, I had the pleasure of talking about our salmon on the menu. It is Norwegian, and although farmed, one of the best farmed salmon table offerings we can provide. Most guests...
by Brian Kozminski | Feb 22, 2017 | Creative Nonfiction, Environment, Lifestyle, News & Updates, Trips & Guides, Uncategorized
It’s not that I haven’t been busy, nor am I slacking. Just seems that there are so many projects going on, literally my head is spinning from all the fires we have going on around conservation issues. There is also the issue of ‘staying fresh’...