Sturgeon Season, Recipe.
Season 26 Episode 2608 | 26m 47sVideo has Closed Captions
Sturgeon spearing and Woodcock recipe.
This week we stop in for the Sturgeon spearing season on Black Lake, we also have a great Woodcock recipe for you as well!
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Sturgeon Season, Recipe.
Season 26 Episode 2608 | 26m 47sVideo has Closed Captions
This week we stop in for the Sturgeon spearing season on Black Lake, we also have a great Woodcock recipe for you as well!
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship- Hello everyone, welcome to "Michigan out of Doors," I'm Jenny Ciolek and we have an exciting show headed your way.
As promised, we are gonna show you Michigan's shortest fishing season.
A couple of weekends ago, Jimmy and I were both up on Black Lake in the northeast part of the Lower Peninsula for sturgeon spearing season, and we had a blast up there.
- Well, we sure did have a good time up there on Black Lake, and that's gonna be the bulk of our show this week.
We do have a brand new recipe for you as well, so make sure you stay tuned.
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(upbeat music fades) (upbeat music begins) - [Narrator] Jay's Sporting Goods, trust the tradition.
- Well, here we are again.
Got my sidekick, Matt, and we are on the ice on Black Lake here in Sheboygan.
Tomorrow is the sturgeon spearing season 8:00 AM, and today the shivaree is already going, the party tent is up, and people are parked all over out here on the ice.
I guess there's two feet of ice out here right now.
So people are able to drive their vehicles right out to their shacks.
The wind is howling 20 to 30 miles an hour right now, so.
- We're shivering at the shivaree.
- Yeah, we were going to try to get some footage of guys setting up and cutting their holes, but they called and said, just wait until the shacks are set up, because it is miserable.
I don't even know how the camera would like it out here, but we go from sunny to white out conditions and back to sunny again in like 30 seconds time.
But we're waiting for our friend John Rash, he's gonna come back to shore here and we're gonna follow him out to their little shanty town out there and see what's going on.
We followed John out to the northeast corner of Black Lake where several sturgeon anglers had set up their spearing shanties in preparation for the season opener the next morning.
Matt and I would be sitting in a beautiful eight by 16 foot shack with Pete and Janine Rash.
These two have all the amenities in their little home on the ice.
And we came in for a tour and to get outta the wind for a minute.
Are you guys staying out here?
- No, no, no, no, no.
This is my favorite shanty to fish out of though.
- [Jenny] This is so.
- For obvious reasons.
- [Jenny] Yeah, this is nice.
Gosh, they have it all set up in here, don't they?
- [Pete] Yeah, everything.
- Little snacks over there for the kids.
It looks like we need to replenish those.
- [Pete] The neighbor, the local kids come over.
(Jenny laughs) - [Matt] What's this, 13, 14 feet?
- [Pete] 16.
- [Matt] 16?
- [Pete] 16 and six.
- [Jenny] So Pete, what did you say?
You guys just saw one?
- Yeah, we just saw one over at the other shack.
We'll take you over there a little bit later.
This was spotted in this shanty about four days ago.
- [Jenny] Ooh, nice.
- And then just behind us, they saw about a 50 pounder.
- [Jenny] Ooh, nice.
- But we'll take you over to the big shack, and there was about a 100 pounder over there, just seen.
- [Jenny] Okay, so are we sitting in here tomorrow?
- You'll be sitting in here tomorrow.
This is gonna be ours.
- [Jenny] Who's running the spear.
- [Pete] Right there, miss Janine.
- [Jenny] Have you speared one yet?
- No.
- [Jenny] Oh.
- Well, actually in Wisconsin I got a tail as it was swimming out of the hole, so I kind of did, but then didn't get it.
- [Jenny] Yeah, oh, that's great.
- It was kind of an outside the hole and I was trying.
- [Jenny] Cool.
- So maybe this year.
- [Jenny] So John, tell me, they're not letting you fish this year?
- No, I can't fish this year here, so I'm just a spectator.
- [Jenny] How come?
- Well, I happened to get lucky and get a fish down on Otsego Lake.
- [Jenny] You got one this year on Otsego with hook and line?
- Yes, I did.
It's been five years that we've been trying really hard, me and my buddies.
- [Jenny] Tell me about the fish.
- It was, it was awesome.
It is a, I get more thrilled on that than shooting a deer.
It's like, it is an adrenaline rush you wouldn't believe.
I was only down there like two hours.
We'd planned on being there for three days and we still stayed two days down there.
But we got set up, my buddy Chris had already been set the night before and he hadn't seen nothing.
And I was only there for like two hours and I had one come through the hole, and he was going right on bottom, so I know he was feeding.
So 20 minutes later I had this one come through and I was able to get good pictures of him.
- [Jenny] In the hole.
- In the hole, two, three pictures before I even, but he made it all the way through the hole before I even noticed that he had ate my minnow, ate my smell.
- [Jenny] So you just leave it laying on the bottom.
- Laying right on the bottom.
And I had about six or eight feet of slack in the line.
So when my pole went off, it was, it was quite a, it was quite, yeah, that was a thrill.
It's just like, he almost spooled my line before I could slow him down.
It took 22 minutes, I think, to get him in.
- [Jenny] Oh, and how big of a fish - [John] It was 61 inches, about 55 pounds.
- [Jenny] Wow, 61 inches, is that your biggest sturgeon?
- No.
- [Jenny] No, but on hook and line?
- On hook and line it was.
- [Jenny] Awesome.
- So yep.
- [Jenny] Congratulations, that's awesome.
Appreciate it.
Well, you're out here for moral support and your knowledge.
- [John] Absolutely, I do it every year, even if I can't, you're doing it.
(Jenny laughs) - [Jenny] What are we hearing out on the ice?
What's the word on the street here?
- We're hearing a lot of fish being seen.
It's, other than the wind out here and the conditions, it's absolutely perfect out here.
The lake has no cracks, only four or five inches of snow, but it's got drifts out here now, 'cause of the wind kicked up.
- [Jenny] How much ice?
- We're cutting about 20 inches of ice, so it's plenty enough for vehicles to get around.
Just gotta be safe and be careful out here, but yep, it's plenty enough ice.
- [Jenny] Each person here in Michigan is allowed one sturgeon per season.
So John was sitting this one out.
Pete and Janine's boys had just gotten their cozy shack all set up and ready to go.
- Yep.
- [Jenny] All right, who's running the spear tomorrow?
- Both of us.
- Both are.
- [Jenny] Really?
- Yep, one on each side.
- [Jenny] Oh, so what if two spears go into one fish?
- We're fighting to the death.
(group laughs) - [Jenny] You guys are passionate about this.
- We are, we are.
I speared many in my days here in Black Lake, in Winnebago, and I even caught one on hook and line in Lake Otsego in Gaylord.
- [Jenny] Nice.
- At triple.
So my goal is my two boys to get one and my wife, which you'll be fishing with my wife tomorrow.
- [Jenny] And we're right next door to these guys.
- Right next door.
So hopefully out of our group we get one.
- [Jenny] Next up was the spearing shack that was the talk of the town out here.
Matt Barber's 24 by 24 foot Taj Mahal, complete with eight spearing holes, a kitchen area, and enough space for all his friends and family.
Holy smokes.
This looks like you could rent this out for wedding receptions.
- [Matt] You wanna get married in the frozen ice?
- [Jenny] Yeah, that would actually be a good idea, wouldn't it?
(Matt and Jenny laugh) Oh my goodness, how fun is this.
Matt, how long have you had this giant?
- [Matt] This is the second year.
- [Jenny] Okay.
And what made you wanna make such a big shanty?
- We've got a big group of people from our hunt club can come out and we just need a lot of room for a lot of people and it's a lot of fun.
- [Jenny] How many are gonna be out here tomorrow morning?
- 15.
- [Jenny] 15 people?
How many spears are gonna be going?
- There'll be eight in here and then well, we'll have 15, 16 spears out for sure.
Eight in here alone.
- [Jenny] Cool, when did you get this one set up?
- We just moved it the other day.
We had it a little ways away.
We gotta take it totally apart and move it and it's about a three hour ordeal to tear it down and set it back up because it's all pieces, it comes totally apart everything.
- [Jenny] Wow, you're a builder by trade?
- [Matt] Yeah.
- [Jenny] Okay, that makes sense.
So what are you using for decoys?
- [Matt] We actually make our own decoys.
They're about 30 inches long on a piece of aluminum diamond plate.
- [Jenny] So you got the set up, hopefully you get.
- Yeah, we hope so.
- [Jenny] Hopefully get your floor slimy out here tomorrow.
Okay, sounds good, we'll see you in the morning.
With high hopes for a quick and successful season, some folks chose to sleep overnight in their shanties, while those less adventurous, or maybe more sensible, slept indoors on shore.
It's become a tradition for our crew to stay at the UAW Black Lake Conference Center at the south end of the lake.
While it's been our little secret, we figured it was high time to share it with you.
The land was purchased by the United Auto Workers in 1966 and was built in a way to showcase its natural resources without disrupting the gorgeous views here.
The center is open to the public, with lodging for up to 400 people, a golf course, restaurant, boat ramp and more.
We dropped off our bags and headed out to the shivaree, hosted by the Black Lake Sturgeon for Tomorrow Chapter.
There's a weekend fishing contest and a poker run that happens.
The shivaree headquarters are here in this massive party tent where folks can find merchandise, raffle tickets, hot food, cold drinks, and live entertainment by local bands, and a Michigan favorite, our own Michigan man, Mike Ridley.
Saturday morning at seven o'clock our crew headed out onto the ice to get set for the start of the season.
Janine says this short yet exciting season brings a sense of community to Black Lake.
- [Janine] It's exciting, you know, it gets everybody together and everybody's borrowing this, or doing that, helping cut holes, and it's just a community effort, and everybody just gets together and it's just a community get together.
- [Jenny] I had a little time to visit a couple of shanties while everyone got set up for the 8:00 AM Start time.
(upbeat music begins) Yeah, nice.
All right, good luck everyone, just came to say hello.
- [Angler] Thank you!
- Thank you.
(upbeat music continues) - [Jenny] Good luck.
- Thank you, ma'am.
(upbeat music continues) - [Jenny] These are packed in here.
- [Angler] Oh yeah, that's a tight one.
- [Jenny] All right, good luck in here.
(upbeat music continues) All right, we're getting ready, huh?
- Yes, we are, getting the spear ready for Janine to spear the big one today.
- [Jenny] And what's the key, like what's your mindset if you see a fish come through?
- [Janine] Stay calm.
(Janine laughs) Stay calm and focus.
- [Jenny] Do you fish a lot, do you guys?
- [Janine] Yes, we come out here just about every day during the week after work, and weekends we come out here all the time.
I love the feeling of a big perch or big fish coming through the hole and just the, you see a bunch of little ones, and then all of a sudden this gigantic one comes in.
It's nothing like that.
It's exciting.
- [Jenny] Anyone who wants to try their hand at Sturgeon spearing here on Black Lake just needs to have a Michigan fishing license and needs to register online with the DNR to let them know you're taking part in the season.
All anglers receive realtime text alerts with season start time, when each fish is speared, and once the season has ended.
- [Janine] Well we're picking up from the season.
We didn't see one but we hear lots of noises so there's a lot of people out there that got one around us.
So we're gonna go take a look at the fish and that's exciting.
- [Jenny] Yay.
All successful anglers must take their fish to the DNR check station on shore to register the fish.
Jimmy was there to get a close look at all the sturgeon.
- [Jimmy] On the shore is the sturgeon registration area where each successful angler must bring their fish to be weighed and measured.
With the season starting at 8:00 AM, the place was starting to fill up.
- We have our black lake sturgeon season going on today.
Just got underway a minute or two ago officially started, and looking forward to a good fishery today.
- [Jimmy] And how many fish we looking to get today?
- The limit is six fish, six sturgeon.
Ours is the limit then it'll be closed.
We have just under 700 anglers registered as of last night, I think 675, but just under, under 700.
- [Jimmy] Is that norm, is that about the right, normal amount the last couple years or is that more?
- [Neil] It's been increasing.
Last year actually was our highest level.
I think we had 776 last year, but it's a little colder this year.
I don't know if that discouraged some folks, but we got a lot of activity and excitement going on today.
- [Jimmy] And you've got one before you said?
- Yeah, in 17.
- [Jimmy] Okay, yep.
How far down was he?
- He was 10 feet down in 20 feet of water.
- [Jimmy] Okay.
- He come right up to our glow in the dark decoy, so.
They're still too dark to see the bottom.
I mean we couldn't see nothing out there.
So yeah, it surprised me, just like a shadow, and I chucked the spear, fingers crossed.
I had no idea how big it would be or just a shadow swimming by, and the rope started moving.
I was like, yeah, there we go.
- [Jimmy] Were you by yourself?
- My wife was with me, yep.
- [Jimmy] Oh nice.
- [Chris] Yep.
- [Jimmy] Well congratulations.
- [Chris] Thank you, thank you.
- [Jimmy] Tell me a little bit about what happened outside this morning.
- I don't know, it happened so fast I couldn't even begin to tell you.
- [Jimmy] Yeah, what time was it at?
- 8:05.
- [Jimmy] 8:05.
- Yeah, come in right below us and speared it and pulled it out.
It was about that fast.
(Brett laughs) - [Jimmy] Have you ever speared one before?
- Yes, yeah.
- [Jimmy] And where's home for you?
- Right here, Onaway, yep, yep.
- [Jimmy] So right off the get go.
- [Brett] Yeah, 8:05, pretty early.
And the season won't last long.
You can't wait too long anyway.
(Brett laughs) - [Jimmy] Well congratulations.
- [Brett] Thank you.
- [Jimmy] The next lucky angler drove here from Wisconsin and had a dandy fish to show for it.
- It was a dark morning and it cleared up pretty good about 8:10 and just looking down the hole and it come right down, right down the middle of the hole.
- [Jimmy] Really, how far down was it?
- [Jordan] Right on the bottom, about 20 feet of water.
- [Jimmy] Wow.
- [Jordan] Yep, come right in.
- [Jimmy] That's a good poke.
- [Jordan] Yep.
(Jordan laughs) Yeah, I just actually thought I missed him at first, but all of a sudden the rope got tight and I knew the fight was on at that point, so.
- [Jimmy] Did he put up a fight for a while?
- Yeah, it fought pretty good a while, yeah, so.
- [Jimmy] Have you speared a sturgeon before?
- Not on Black Lake, but on, we're from Wisconsin, so Lake Winnebago, speared some fish, so yeah.
- [Jimmy] So you came over for the season?
- [Staff] 82.
- [Jordan] Yep, yep, so.
- [Jimmy] Well tell me what happened out there this morning.
- So we got out there, got set up, situated, got the shanty heated up and started watching the fish coming in.
One, two, all of a sudden it just come in, and these guys saw it first.
- [Jimmy] Really?
- Yep, and I speared it and here we are.
- [Jimmy] How far down in the water was he?
- Probably 12, 14 feet.
- [Jimmy] Oh, so pretty deep.
And you were in how deep of water, about 20?
- We were about 15.
- [Jimmy] Okay.
And have you speared a fish like this before or no?
- I have, I actually got one about three years ago with this guy in the shack with me, and this time we had this little guy.
- [Jimmy] Good for you.
- Pretty cool.
- [Jimmy] And what's your name and where are you from?
- Doug Blaskowski I'm from Brodis, Michigan.
- [Jimmy] Nice, well congratulations.
- Thanks.
- [Jimmy] These are the two that made it happen.
- [Doug] They got stories for you.
- [Jimmy] They do?
- [Doug] What's your stories?
- I saw the fish, I thought it was a decoy, then Finn saw it, and Finn said, "Dad, there's a fish!"
So then our dad speared it out.
- [Isaac] I don't know, I guess we weren't really expecting to get one, but it just come through, right at the last second we just decided to throw the spear and got him.
- [Jimmy] How deep was he?
- Probably 10 foot down.
- [Jimmy] Okay.
- Yeah, he wasn't on the bottom but he was just swimming through.
- [Jimmy] That's nice, and have you speared a sturgeon before?
- [Isaac] Nope.
No, it was the first one.
- [Jimmy] First time ever out doing it?
- [Isaac] Yeah, first time throwing a spear too.
- [Jimmy] Oh wow.
- [Isaac] Yeah.
- [Jimmy] And what's your name?
- [Isaac] Isaac McDonald.
- [Jimmy] And where you from?
- [Isaac] Roger City, Michigan.
- [Jimmy] Well congratulations man.
- [Isaac] Thank you.
- [Jimmy] This event brings in all sorts of folks to see these massive fish.
One of the state reps was on hand today to see all the festivities as well.
- You know what, I serve on the natural resource committee and huge outdoors person, and my wife and I just thought, you know what, we need to know what's going on and learn a little bit about what sturgeon fishing is and how important it is to the state.
And so we're here to see this prehistoric fish get caught today.
- [Jimmy] Nice, have you been up to Black Lake before or?
- [Curt] I have not, only to snowmobile.
- [Jimmy] Only to snowmobile.
- [Curt] Not to do anything else, so.
- [Jimmy] Nice.
Well, the 48 minute season was now over, and all six fish were accounted for.
Tell me what happened out there today.
- Oh, we were sitting there waiting and I looked at my phone and I said, "Man, season doesn't usually last this long."
And looked back down and was just floating in.
- [Jimmy] How deep a water were you in?
- About 16 feet.
- [Jimmy] And was he down on the bottom or?
- He was right on the bottom, yep.
My son speared one in the exact same spot in 22.
- [Jimmy] Oh wow.
- Yep, so.
- [Jimmy] Where's home for you?
- Sheboygan.
- [Jimmy] Sheboygan, well nice job.
- [Aaron] Yeah, thank you.
- [Jimmy] Congratulations.
- [Aaron] Thank you.
- [Jimmy] The chivalry tent was quite the hopping spot.
This is all done with volunteers from the local Sturgeon for Tomorrow folks, it's a great time for sure.
- Well we are here with Jay Woiderski, he's the president of the Sturgeon for Tomorrow chapter up here at Black Lake.
Jay, how long have you been involved in the chapter?
- Well, basically I was kind of involved indirectly since the beginning, which was 1999.
- Wow.
- Officially, I didn't get on a board till quite late.
I've probably only been really involved for about seven years now.
- Okay, how have you seen things change with the shivaree and the sturgeon season up here?
- The shivaree has brought a lot of attention, the season has brought a lot of attention.
It's definitely a quicker show now than it used to be.
Shivaree still is the same amount of time, but we've obviously had to expand our tent quite a ways because it is a bigger draw every year.
- [Jenny] And the shivaree wouldn't happen without your chapter, correct?
- [Jay] Correct.
I'm quite sure it would be gone away if we did not take it up.
- Yeah, okay.
So then it would just be a bunch of people out waiting in their shacks and then it would be over.
- That's it.
- We appreciate you doing this.
Do you guys raise money for the chapter at this event?
Or are you just here volunteering?
- We all work for free.
I mean, everybody on the board, everybody that volunteers, it's all free labor, and everything we make here, and this is our biggest fundraiser of the year, goes back into sturgeon.
(upbeat music continues) ♪ Some day our children all will see ♪ ♪ This is their finest legacy ♪ The wonder and the love of Michigan ♪ ♪ As the wind comes whispering through the trees ♪ ♪ The sweet smell of nature's in the air ♪ ♪ From the great lakes to the quiet stream ♪ ♪ Shining like the sportsman's dream ♪ ♪ It's a love of Michigan that we all share ♪ (audience cheers) - [Jimmy] What a great couple of days.
Thanks to all who made this happen, and who knows, maybe we'll see you here next year here in "Michigan's Out of Doors."
(upbeat music begins) Well we are here once again at Applewood Kitchen and Bar just outside of Greenville.
Chef extraordinaire Jim Wood, I see some bourbon, which is good, and I know we're gonna be doing something with some woodcock here.
So what are we gonna do here today, Jim?
- So we're gonna lightly dredge the woodcock in some seasoned flour.
We're gonna salt 'em beforehand and we're just gonna cook 'em about three quarters of the way in the pan, then we're gonna remove them, then we're gonna add some bourbon, and then this is what we call here at the restaurant apple gastrique.
- [Jimmy] Okay.
- Which is basically a gallon of apple cider that's reduced down to about two cups.
- [Jimmy] Okay.
- And it kind of tastes almost like, it tastes identical actually to apple pie.
The whiskey will take a little bit of sweetness out.
- Now some people are a little scared of woodcock.
Should they be?
Or is it a hard thing to cook, or do you have to mask it, or can you just eat it pretty straight?
- It's one of those deals where, if you overcook it.
- Yeah.
- It's gonna get what people consider a livery taste.
So they think they don't like it.
Well it's not the woodcock's fault.
Don't take it out on Worcester Woodcock.
That's not fun.
If you don't overcook it, it's actually one of my favorite game birds, 'cause it's, you know, it's a dark meat.
- Yeah.
- I would call it almost close to like a mallard.
- Okay.
All right, well get us started here, what do we do?
- All right, so.
- A little oil.
- A little butter.
- Butter, even better.
- [Jim] Yeah.
However, you can use oil if you want.
- [Jimmy] So butter, bourbon, and apple cider.
- Yeah, it's basically like every cool thing that you can think of in one.
- Well it's kinda like people that chase woodcock, they're pretty special people.
- Yeah, that's what I've heard.
- [Jimmy] That's a lot of miles for limited woodcock there.
- [Jim] Yeah, it doesn't exactly go a long ways, that's for sure.
But this is kind of one of those things that you can serve at camp or your house or whatever that's almost like an appetizer.
Think of it like Woodcock Bites.
- [Jimmy] Okay, and how do you reduce the apple cider?
- Just on your stove top in a sauce pan or a stock pot.
You just gotta make sure that you're not blazing it on high heat, because eventually it becomes nothing but sugar and you'll burn the bottom of your pan.
- So you just simmer it until it gets lower.
- Yeah, it takes a couple hours if we're gonna do a gallon to really do it right.
- Hmm.
- But you can use it on, we use it here on our Brussels sprouts.
We actually put it on one of our desserts.
So it's versatile for sure.
- So you're looking for that to come up, what, halfway up the meat or ish?
- [Jimmy] Yeah, about two thirds, half to two thirds is kind of the best way to do it.
I mean the meat will eventually start to tell you when it's ready to be flipped over, when you start seeing it getting a little moist on top, a little water coming out, it's time to turn.
- [Jimmy] That didn't take long.
- Nope, it does not take long.
And so now what you're left with is some of this.
- Roux?
- Yeah, there is a little bit of roux in there, but it's also like what the French refer to as the fond or the foundation of so many different pan sauces you can make.
Because once the bourbon hits that it's gonna come off.
- [Jimmy] Okay.
- [Jim] So now we're gonna add that to it.
Okay.
- [Jimmy] Wow.
- [Jim] And then we're just gonna add the woodcock back to that.
- Okay.
- Which is gonna finish cooking it and warm it through.
- [Jimmy] This is a pretty simple dish.
- It's very simple and, like I said, it goes quick, and it's one of those things where you can just like stick toothpicks in it and put it on the bar or the table or wherever it might be.
And it's just a one or two bite deal.
It's not something you need to make some super formal meal out of.
You can, but it's really good if you're, it's one of those cool things that you can bring to like a wild game party or whatever it might be.
- [Jimmy] And so how would you know when these are ready to rock and roll?
- [Jim] Well, I mean easiest way is obviously with the thermometer.
- [Jimmy] And what would you, like 130, did you say?
125, 135?
- [Jim] I wouldn't wanna go a whole lot over 130.
- [Jimmy] So what's the official name of this dish?
- [Jim] We're gonna call this seared Woodcock breast with a whiskey and apple gastrique.
(upbeat music continues) - Thanks for joining us this week for "Michigan Out of Doors."
If you're watching on Thursday night, we are actually in Novi at Outdoorama taping "Big Buck Night East" for an upcoming episode.
And on Thursday, March 12th, we'll be in Grand Rapids at the Ultimate Sport Show for "Big Buck Night West."
There's a lot of fun stuff happening around the state right now.
- Well, that's right, Jenny.
Another date you may wanna mark on your calendar is March the 19th.
We're gonna be doing our annual wild game dinner with our friends there from the wood shop social there in Mount Pleasant.
It is a ton of fun, some great food.
If you'd like some more information, you can check out their website or Facebook page or "Michigan out of Doors TV's" Facebook page, we'll have information there as well.
Lots happening around the state, get out and enjoy it.
And if we don't see it in the woods or on the water, hopefully we'll see you right back here next week on your PBS station.
- [Jenny] "Michigan Out of Doors" is presented by.
- [Narrator] Get away from it all to your own place.
With Greenstone's recreational land loans, we'll help you finance acreage of any size, so you can own your own place in the Great Outdoors.
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- [Jenny] By Great Lakes Firearms and Ammunition, a family owned and operated firearm manufacturer in Sparta, Michigan, offering a wide variety of calibers and colors, backed by a lifetime warranty.
More information available at glfallc.com.
By SAAB, providing defense and civil security products and services for over 85 years, and now part of the Grayling community with our new advanced munitions facility, career opportunities are available.
More information as saabinc.com.
By Show Span, producing consumer shows, including Outdoorama at Novi Suburban Collection Show Place.
The show features tackle, trips, boats, outfitters, the trout pond, and of course Big Buck Night.
That's Outdoorama in Novi.
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