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Chris Niskanen: Guiding definitions for Outdoor Heritage Funds not worthy
A familiar scene unfolded late Thursday that has come to define the conflict between the Minnesota House of Representatives and the hunting, fishing and conservation community. A deal was struck behin...
Posted on 5/25/10 at 5:43 AM
Conservationsists watching lawmakers
Conservation and environmental advocates are watching Minnesota lawmakers to make sure they properly spend tax money that is dedicated to the outdoors. Proponents of the voter-approved constitutional...
Posted on 4/9/09 at 9:50 AM
Two Harbors family embarks on high-tech treasure hunt
NEAR TWO HARBORS — Twelve-year-old Owen Cruikshank strides purposefully along the cobblestone beach of Lake Superior. He checks the GPS unit he holds in one hand.By Sam Cook , July 28, 2008
Call for Minnesota’s first walleye stamp designs
Calling all wildlife artists: Time to think "fish." The state has a new DNR-sponsored wildlife art contest. Move over, trout and salmon, migratory waterfowl, wild turkey and pheasant – it’s walleye time!July 25, 2008
It's been a tough summer so far for Lake Superior charter captains
Charter fishing captain Peter Dahl snugged his boat, the “Hooker Too,” into its berth at the Waterfront Plaza Marina on Monday afternoon. In his cooler lay seven lake trout that his clients had caught that day on Lake Superior.By Sam Cook , July 21, 2008
California wildfires delay reopening of Apostle's Manitou Island
Wildfires in California are delaying the reopening of Manitou Island in the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. It was closed in early July because of an overly familiar bear.July 18, 2008
Kayak lady closes in on paddling all 1,007 Itasca County lakes
NEAR BIGFORK — Here she comes now, leaning into her work, dragging her kayak through a remnant trail among the popple. Mary Shideler, better known as The Kayak Lady, is on a mission for Lake No. 909.By Sam Cook , July 14, 2008
Duluth man will participate in TransPacific Yacht Race
In a couple of weeks, Eric Thomas will be a speck in the Pacific Ocean aboard his 30-foot sailboat, the Polar Bear. He’ll be about 1,000 miles from the coast of California and another 1,000 or so from the Hawaiian Islands.July 08, 2008
Fishing for sturgeon? Make sure you have appropriate equipment
Late-season lake sturgeon harvest on Minnesota/Canada border waters opens Tuesday and continues through Sept. 30, according to a Department of Natural Resources news release.By Sam Cook , July 03, 2008
Baby woodpeckers change construction plans
In early June, just before construction began on a segment of the Gitchi-Gami State Trail through Gooseberry Falls State Park, Park Manager Paul Sundberg and a co-worker noticed a pileated woodpecker nest in a birch tree. It was directly in the path of the new trail.July 01, 2008
Crazy about loons
Loons are faring well in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Minnesota’s loon population is estimated at about 12,000, the most loons of any state in the Lower 48.By Sam Cook , June 30, 2008
Bemidji couple first in state to finish geocaching challenge
In honor of Minnesota’s Sesquicentennial, state parks collaborated in setting up the Minnesota State Park Geocaching History Challenge. Out of the thousands of registered geocachers in Minnesota, Cindy and Allan Habedank of Bemidji, Minn., took on the challenge and were the first to finish.By Leslie Rith-Najarian , June 25, 2008
Dave Wood’s Book Report, June 25, 2008
Heading for the lake? There’s all manner of new books to take along for the rainy day.By Dave Wood’s Book Report , June 25, 2008
View of Lake Pepin is worth a million bucks
LAKE CITY, Minn. — It costs about $15 to pitch a tent at Hok-Si-La park. At that rate, Steve Prigge figures he’s gotten his money’s worth, considering the park’s stunning campsite views of Lake Pepin.By Mike Longaecker , June 23, 2008
Twin Ports residents find the fun in outrigger canoeing
We’re humming now. The 40-foot sliver of yellow cleaves the water of the Duluth harbor. Six of us paddle in perfect synchrony. A stroke almost every second.By Sam Cook, Duluth News Tribune , June 16, 2008
Kraus-Anderson Walleye Classic launches in Bemidji
Since the Kraus-Anderson Walleye Classic opened in 2001, the tournament has donated more than $250,000 to local nonprofits.By Molly Miron, Bemidji Pioneer , June 13, 2008
Recent rain won't stop attempt to break ATV parade record
Recent bad weather won’t spoil an attempt by the All-Terrain Vehicle Association of Minnesota to break a record in the Guinness Book of World Records on Saturday.By Ted Norgaard, Duluth News Tribune , June 13, 2008
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