moose

Without them, Isle Royale would be in big trouble.

Christmas is coming, but some of us have been celebrating the holiday season for nearly a month. It can be tough to purchase presents for people who really like Christmas, because we already have mass quantities of Christmas essentials. Luckily, I've compiled a list of five presents that will thrill the most devoted Christmas fanatics on your list.

Our Alaskan cruise and tour is coming up in August, and I can't wait. I hear so many wonderful thing about Alaska. However, I haven't heard of family-friendly Moose before. You probably don't want to walk up to one, but imagine looking outside your front window and finding a family of moose playing in your lawn sprinkler. Welcome to Alaska.

This week, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources reported the results of its 2015 moose population survey in the western moose range of the Upper Peninsula. The report shows a significant decrease in the region's moose population. Back-to-back hard winters are considered to be among the factors.