outdoors

As the son of an avid outdoorsman, 11-year-old Aaron Steding of Hastings has caught more than his share of fish already. But never has he had success like he had on a recent trip to Sturgeon Lake in Ontario, Canada. Aaron caught a 43-inch long 19-pound northern pike while fishing...

The newest letter sport at Hastings High School is now one of the school's most successful sports. At the state trapshooting tournament two weekends ago, the top Hastings team placed second. Hastings also had the state champion, Brendan McCabe, who earned the honors of Top Gun. All...

Officials on Wednesday released a rendering of what the proposed 85,000 square-foot Woodbury Cabela's store will look like. Log construction, stonework and wood siding will greet customers at the store, slated for a fall 2014 opening, according to a news release. The outdoors store...

Pioneer and Wire Reports ST. PAUL – The leaves are just beginning to change color in Minnesota, including in the Northwoods. The state Department of Natural Resources posted its first online fall color report of the season Thursday, according to the Associated Press. The report...

During her 16 years on earth, Kate Curtis hasn't caught a lot of fish. The ones she has caught, though, have certainly been memorable. In August, while in Alaska on a family vacation, Curtis caught what may be her last fish - an 88-inch, 375-pound halibut. While it was fun, the...

Anna Rzam, 3, of Park Rapids takes a photo of some colorful mushrooms Wednesday afternoon along the Bog Walk at Lake Bemidji State Park while...

Brody Coons waits Tuesday morning for the school bus west of Bemidji as the sun rises. With Labor Day past, students returned to classes as the unofficial end to summer passes. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer