Outdoors
Beargrease mushers know their teams – and what makes them go
The John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon, beginning Sunday in Duluth, demands a lot from its human and canine participants.
Outdoors
Even if the festival is off this year, it's the eelpout's time
Nature Notes: They are most active in winter, their spawning period.
Outdoors
Sled dog essentials: From harnessing to feeding, what it takes to run them
Beargrease champion mushers Blake Freking and Ryan Anderson go behind the scenes.
Outdoors
Anderson: DNR event misses chance to take up critical issues of the day
Having hoped the roundtable this year, finally, would offer weightier matters for discussion, many in attendance will shrug, albeit politely.
Outdoors
Resurrected cabin once helped bootleggers on the run
Cabin Country: Hearing rich history maybe saved North Shore place from teardown.
Outdoors
Korkki ski trails near Two Harbors are proudly old-school
Landowner shaped 10 kilometers of trails himself in the 1950s.
Outdoors
Outdoors
Fire, light, snow and stars: Parks programs say, 'winter'
Snow science, hikes on candlelit trails, ski races and more this weekend.
Local
Wis. sheriff wants charges against men who damaged snowmobile trail signs
The vandals damaged about 70 signs near Rock Creek and Spring Brook townships in Dunn County.
Outdoors
Minnesota boating's time to shine rolls around with four-day Boat Show
The four-day event has 700+ boats, 230 exhibitors and draws 38,000 to Convention Center
Outdoors
Minneapolis Boat Show schedule
The event kicks off at 2 p.m. on Thursday at the Minneapolis Convention Center.
Outdoors
Anderson: Hunting and fishing TV shows are still changing
As many Minnesotans settle in for a long winter of more "watching" than "doing," they'll see changes among hunting and fishing shows.
Outdoors
DNR roundtable to cut broad swath on outdoors
Impacts of climate change will be among the topics.
Duluth
Anderson: Pheasants Forever works to keep the base fired up
The annual festival comes to the Twin Cities again this year. While it will arrive amid tough news for birds and habitat, the group stays on point.
Outdoors
A snow event to be sure at Hyland Hills
Crews in the Three Rivers Parks District extend the season with snowmaking all-nighters like the recent one.
Outdoors
Bringing ice fishing to kids' level is goal again this winter
Weekend events are geared to getting young people into the action.
West Metro
West metro area has a special place in natural history – and in winter hearts
The Big Woods once covered millions of acres in Minnesota. Wolsfeld Woods is one of the best examples.
Outdoors
Minnesotan in 'Impossible Row' recalls fear and fury near Antarctica
Minneapolis man was member of six-person team on ocean adventure.
Outdoors
Gallery: A blizzard of activity at Hyland Hills
Conditions were perfect for a blizzard Jan. 7 at Hyland Hills Ski Area. The plunging temperature brought the snowmaking squad and a long night of work.
Outdoors
No Child Left Inside program offers grants for wide range of activities
The spanking new program recently announced its first 59 awards, including $5,000 for Pillager Public Schools to buy enough Nordic ski equipment to outfit a classroom.
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