Outdoors
Minnesota fishing report
Find out where the fish are biting around the state.
Outdoors
Gear alert: What bait every angler needs when the temperature soars
Planning to fish this week? It's top-water weather with the expected high heat and humidity.
Minneapolis
Delayed Wirth outdoor sports complex could open by the end of winter
Backers are still raising funds, hope to open by winter's end.
Outdoors
State official takes questions about buffering waterways
By Nov. 1 next year, public waters must be bordered with perennial vegetative cover averaging 50 feet wide, and by November 2018, public ditches must also be buffered.
Outdoors
Anderson: Mille Lacs walleye bite is hot, but shutdown is seen as unlikely
The Mille Lacs walleye bite remains hot, and the numbers say no shutdown is likely this year
Outdoors
This Cabin Country tradition started with a love story
Couple returned to a place of bliss on Balsam Lake in Wisconsin.
Outdoors
Kayaking, mountain bike racing, firefly-chasing are among the weekend lineup
It's a full plate of summer possibilities at state and regional parks.
Outdoors
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How our 'Summer Insiders' get out and about in Minnesota
In their words, several Minnesota outdoorists talk about the charge they get from the season.
Outdoors
Bikes. Music. Outdoors. They all come together at KlunkerFunk in Ironton
Festival is about good times, and raising money for the Cuyuna Country bike trails crew.
Outdoors
Rodeo clown is never far from mud and blood
Plying his trade in Hamel, veteran of the sport has seen a lot and has learned to roll with it.
Local
DNR plans state's first 4-wheel-drive touring trail
The 400-mile adventure route is seen as a way for families to explore the state in a leisurely fashion.
East Metro
Minnesota mussels are underwater, of course, but top of mind
Along the St. Croix River for a day, multi-agency effort focuses on saving an animal vital to waterways.
Outdoors
New outdoors photography gear generates thoughts of old
Photographing wildlife can be a snap, unlike those pre-digital days of old.
Outdoors
Nature Notes: Single ear of corn is an elaborate creation
Sure it's great to eat, but consider the amazing process of its growth.
Local
More Minnesota lakes, rivers listed as impaired
The Mississippi River headwaters and two Lake Superior beaches have been added to a state agency's list of Minnesota waterways that are "impaired" due to contaminants or other problems.
Outdoors
Anderson: Getting more kids outdoors is difficult
In the 1960s and 1970s, about 40 percent of Minnesotans age 16 and older bought a fishing license, according to the DNR. Today it's 27 percent.
Outdoors
Minnesota fishing report
A look at where the fish are biting on lakes around the state.
Outdoors
Gear alert: Sun protection
Skin and eye damage are incremental, and anglers now in midsummer, if they're not careful, can experience both.
Outdoors
Trophy tales: Big sturgeon on Big Hanging Horn Lake
Among this week's stories, Dale Smith fought this fish for more than two hours on June 26. Read his tale, and find out how your catch can be part of future reports.
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