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  ANTRIM COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Northern Michigan is home to unique farms and ranches. One Antrim County ranch is getting ready to celebrate Yak Fest . ANTRIM COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Northern Michigan is home to unique farms and ranches. One Antrim County ranch is getting ready to celebrate Yak Fest. Staff at a Yak or Two Ranch say their mission is to help others have a "yak" experience. The owners' original plan was to just own "a yak or two". Now they take care of a herd. " Few people know what a yak is, let alone what their value is for not only now but for future agriculture,” Director Bethany Pereira said. “Our goal really is to make sure that their yaks not only for our generation but 100 years from now. And that's because yaks are pretty much extinct. The yaks we have in North America are the only group that exists with these genetics. " Yak Fest is this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

  Consider yourself warned. The federal government will conduct a nationwide test of the emergency alert system on Wednesday afternoon . The test messages will be sent to all cellphones, televisions and radios. The test will emit sound and — on phones — vibration  The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Communications Commission are running the test in preparation for actual emergencies. The aim of the test is to ensure the emergency messaging system is running smoothly in the event Americans are threatened by natural disasters, terrorism or other dangers to public safety. You may be familiar with the jolting sounds accompanying National Weather Service alerts and AMBER (America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response) alerts. Wednesday's cellphone alerts will be sent via the same wireless system. When is the test happening? The test is scheduled to begin at about 2:20 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Oct.   The testing window runs for 30 minutes, but you should only...

That's more miles than any other state! Whether hiking through a small section of untamed wilderness or conquering the entire Appalachian Trail, create your own perspective and discover the endless beauty that is Virginia. 101 miles of the A.T. lie in the beautiful Shenandoah National Park and parallel Skyline Drive. The A.T. also parallels the famous Blue Ridge Parkway, goes through Mount Rogers National Recreation Area in George Washington & Jefferson National Forests, and ends in Damascus, known as  Trail Town USA , where the trail goes right down its main thoroughfare. Learn more about Virginia's sections of the A.T. below and if you're looking for more side trails or day hike, check out hiking in Virginia . What does the Appalachian Trail in Virginia mean to you? We asked dozens of AT hikers about their experience on the trail in Virginia, and they didn't hold back. With so much to say about the spectacular beauty and unforgettable e...

  Daylight Saving Time , also called   summer time , system for uniformly advancing   clocks , so as to extend daylight hours 55  during   conventional   waking time in the   summer   months. In countries in the Northern Hemisphere, clocks are usually set ahead one   hour   in late March or in April and are set back one hour in late September or in October. 55 The practice was first suggested in a whimsical essay by  Benjamin Franklin in 1784. In 1907 an Englishman,  William   campaigned for setting the   clock   ahead by 80 minutes in four moves of 20 minutes each during April and the reverse in September. In 1909 the British   House of Commons   rejected a bill to advance the clock by one hour in the spring and return to   Greenwich Mean Time   in the   autumn . 55 Several countries, including Australia, Great Britain, Germany, and the United States, adopted summer Daylig...

  An emotional Broncos coach Kevin Walters said his men are “pissed off” after letting slip the club’s first premiership in 17 years on Sunday night . The Broncos were charging towards the title when they led the Panthers 24-8 after 60 minutes following a second hat-trick from Ezra Mam. But Penrith halfback Nathan simply refused to lose and rewrote the script as he orchestrated three late tries to win it 26-24. Walters was asked to describe the emotion inside the Broncos sheds after the devastating loss. “There’s no emotion in there, it’s very quiet. It’s just hard to get your head around what actually happened. It’s very disappointing,” Walters said. “I feel for all the players in there who gave so much, but it wasn’t enough in the end. “I think the whole stadium thought we’d done enough, except for a few people. It’s something we can get better at next year, certainly. But right now it’s a pretty empty feeling. “I just feel for the boys in there that gave so much, not j...

 555 falcon , any of nearly  60  species  of  hawk s of the family Falconidae (order  Falconiformes ),  diurnal  birds of prey characterized by long, pointed wings and swift, powerful flight. The name is applied in a restricted sense, as true falcons, to the  genus   Falco , which numbers more than 35 species. Falcons occur virtually worldwide. They range in size from about 15 cm (6 inches) long in the  falconets ( Microhierax ) to about 60 cm (24 inches) in the  gyrfalcon , an Arctic species. In true falcons the female is the larger and bolder of the sexes and is preferred for the sport of  falconry . Falcons have plumes called “ flags” on their legs and a  notch  in the beak that is well developed in the genus  Falco  to form a “tooth.” 555 555 Falcons commonly  nest  in holes in trees or on natural ledges on cliffs. The eggs are usually four or five in number and buffy white in colour, spec...