REGIONAL— Voyageurs National Park is being recognized for its exceptionally dark night skies. The 218,000-acre park, located along the Minnesota-Ontario border in far northwestern St. Louis … more

REGIONAL— The solar system is looking to make up for a pretty dismal 2020 with a light show not seen from Earth in nearly 800 years, and it will be briefly visible in northern Minnesota … more

REGIONAL— Those North Country hunters who failed to get their deer this year apparently had plenty of company. With final registrations now in for the 2020 firearms deer season, hunters tallied … more

EMBARRASS— Kolton Orcutt proved that patience can pay off. Kolton, who turned ten just ahead of last month’s youth deer hunt, decided to take part in the hunt along with his step-dad … more

REGIONAL— Hunting conditions improved significantly in the second week of the firearms deer season, but whitetail deer registrations remain well behind last year’s pace ahead of the final … more

REGIONAL- Three youths participating in their first deer openers earlier this month fared better than some of their more experienced hunting partners, bringing down two bucks and a doe and generating … more

CRANE LAKE— An environmental assessment for a proposed 387-mile long ATV trail network in northern St. Louis County is up for public comment, according to the Department of Natural Resources. … more

REGIONAL— Record warm temperatures and lower deer numbers combined to stymie hunters across the North Country during the opening weekend of the Minnesota firearms deer season.In fact, hunters … more

Was it really the opening of deer season last weekend?There was something about temperatures in the 60s that just didn’t compute and made preparing for time on the deer stand more complicated … more

REGIONAL— This fall’s temperature rollercoaster hit the high point this past week as much of Minnesota, including the North Country, experienced the warmest six days of November weather … more