Outdoors
Currents: Jessica Ostrov, educator and advocate for equity in the outdoors
What outdoors people are doing, listening to, following, reading and more.
Local
Boater's body recovered from northern Minnesota lake
The boat's operator had been rescued on the day of the incident.
Outdoors
Outdoors club at Minneapolis high school opens new worlds to kids
Edison High is all about opportunity to expose city kids to wonders of the wilderness.
Outdoors
Paddle sports, fishing basics are among parks programs
Activities at state and regional parks speak to the season.
Outdoors
The characters have changed, but the cabin has stood firm
"Somewhere in the teens of the last century, timbermen finally carved their way into the last corners of Itasca County's forest."
Local
Sending off the season with #Stribspring images
Readers tagged hundreds of photos and shared them on social media.
Outdoors
Reduced walleye, sauger bag limits in the offing for Lake of the Woods
DNR considers sustainability plan for walleye and sauger.
Local
One northern Minnesota boater rescued, another still missing
The men were tossed from their boat early Tuesday afternoon, according to the Sheriff's Office.
Outdoors
Trophy tales: Landing a 54-inch muskie on Lake Minnetonka
At 8 a.m. of the first day (June 2) of the muskie season, Chris Dahl of Cologne caught this muskie in 20 feet of water off a deep weed line.
Local
Minnesota launches new tool to find outdoor adventures
Centralized site features hundreds of regional and state parks and trails.
Outdoors
Anderson: A study in what ducks call home
Enthusiasts dig deeper into nesting preferences in home-based waterfowl village
Outdoors
Minnesota fishing report
Find out where they're biting around the state:
Outdoors
Gear alert: Turning squirrel tails into lures
Bear, fox, coyote, badger, deer and cow hair have been tried, but squirrels are best because their tails are all hair and no fur.
Local
Battle over Minnesota lake access heats up as DNR takes down fence
Landowner charged as tensions rise over access.
Outdoors
Art of observation: Sketching nature can be profound
Bringing an artist's eye, people experience the natural world in their own profound way.
Outdoors
Outdoors
Working on the Pacific Crest Trail somehow made hiking it a must
Working on the Pacific Crest Trail somehow made hiking it a must.
Outdoors
Modern cabins, updated trails part of major Lake Vermilion park upgrade
Cabins, visitor center are key pieces of expansion.
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