LONG LAKE, Wis.—The Big 4+ Sportsman’s Club will hold its annual membership picnic and trap shoot at its clubhouse on Settlement Road in Long Lake on Saturday, July 21.
 There will be activities for shooter and non-shooter alike. Trap shooting will begin at 8 a.m. Shooters participating in meat shoots can sign up at any time. Shooters participating in the 50-Bird Lewis shoot must sign up by 11 a.m.

The annual canoes races down the Paint River again drew a nice group of spectators to cheer on the canoeists, who made a mad dash from the Crystal Falls Power Plant to try to come in first at the end of the course. (More Bass Festival photos in next week’s Reporter.)

Crowd favorite Nick Stroud (left), originally from the area, plants a left hook on opponent Hector Mendoza from Crown Boxing of Lansing. Stroud won in the 190-pound senior novice division. The fight, held on July 6 during Bass Festival, drew a capacity crowd.

ESCANABA—In celebration of their 50 years of serving Upper Peninsula trappers, members of the U.P. Trappers Association are doing everything possible to make this their best convention ever and are also striving to make it interesting for trappers and non-trappers alike.

During the Total Woman in the Outdoors program on June 26, instructors assisted in the Kayaking 101 and boat safety. The session was one of 10 offered throughout the day at Bewabic State Park. The event was sponsored by NorthStar Health System to promote healthy and fun outdoor activities for women.

The Wittkopf family of Eagle River, Wis., traveled to the Porter Scholl Market Place in Alpha to learn fly-tying from Alpha resident Paul Kaylor on June 16. The Father’s Day weekend demonstration allowed Tucker and Grace Wittkopf and other fly fishing enthusiasts to try their hand at crafting a trout fly. Maddie Scarlassara, 12, demonstrated how to tie flies at the Porter School Market Place. At an earlier date, she had learned from Paul Kaylor the craft of fly-tying, and she was hooked.

CASPIAN—The Lee LeBlanc Chapter of the Audubon Society will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, July 9, at the Iron County Museum here.
 David Franzen of Phelps, Wis., will be the guest speaker.

CRYSTAL FALLS—There will be a regular meeting of the Chicaugon Lake Association on Monday, July 9, at 6 p.m. at the George Young Recreation Complex.
  The association encourages everyone to attend as there will be an update on the milfoil treatment and also information on purchasing boat permits.

Haily Aschinger and Kaylin Chitko of Laona, Wis., hold their small sunfish. Haily won fourth place in the 12 to 17 age group for the smallest fish. Fishing families gathered at Runkle Lake in Crystal Falls for the first Wildlife Unlimited of Iron County Family Fishing Day on Saturday, June 23. Youngsters cast their lines from boats on the lake, from the shoreline and off the fishing pier.

Nick Grabowski of Crystal Falls is all set in his well-equipped fishing kayak. He took  second place in the 12 - 17 year old group with a largemouth bass at the Family Fishing Day sponsored by Wildlife Unlimited of Iron County. (Bill Ziegler photo)