It’s the opening of the regular firearms deer season in our area on Saturday and, like most recent years, the Department of Natural Resources is putting out its annual safety message. I know … more

COOK- An open house at the U.S. Forest Service’s LaCroix District office in Cook held Thursday, Oct. 27, provided an opportunity for the public to welcome some recent additions to the Superior … more

REGIONAL—Deer season is a time of tradition, family and fun. It’s also a time for great outdoors stories and we’d like to hear yours— so we can share the best with our … more

That brief period between the fall of our leaves and the coming snow, is a good time to pay attention to another colorful and fascinating part of the North Country environment— … more

REGIONAL— It appears that hunters registered the lowest number of bears in five years, based on harvest data compiled by the Department of Natural Resources on Oct. 18. The 2022 bear season … more

It’s been a good season so far for grouse hunters, but it may also be a good season for an unusual fly that parasitizes grouse and that can bite humans when they come in contact with the birds … more

SMOKE LAKE— A recent story on Minnesota Public Radio sounded the alarm about a robust algae bloom on two Boundary Waters lakes, suggesting the outbreak of cyanobacteria, also known as … more

When I was a kid, late October was a time of anticipation. While most kids love Christmas most of all, I looked forward to Halloween at least as much. But Halloween wasn’t just a night for me … more

REGIONAL—The Minnesota DNR has set dates for recreational netting of whitefish and cisco on seven lakes in the Tower fisheries work area. These lakes are Schedule I waterbodies, which are more … more

There are just a few points in time every year when the change on the landscape is both rapid and dramatic. The first snow that marks the start of winter. The first blush of green leaves in the … more