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April: Far from the cruelest month

April 7, 2013 at 11:12PM
No easy task, gathering maple sap in April to boil is a tradition born of Minnesota’s native people, and remains popular today among those fortunate enough to have access to maple woods. On ice cream or over pancakes, sap finished as syrup at one’s own hand is a treat that endears the maker to all who are lucky enough to share this delicacy.
No easy task, gathering maple sap in April to boil is a tradition born of Minnesota’s native people, and remains popular today among those fortunate enough to have access to maple woods. On ice cream or over pancakes, sap finished as syrup at one’s own hand is a treat that endears the maker to all who are lucky enough to share this delicacy. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Once largely a transition month between winter and spring for Minnesota outdoors enthusiasts, April now is a time to celebrate — whether with a fishing rod or shotgun in one's hand, pursuing trout or turkeys, gathering maple sap to make syrup, straddling a bicycle, hiking in the woods or simply getting out of the house.


JEFF WHEELER ï jwheeler@startribune.com HUDSON - 5/11/09 - Andy Sexe has arranged for a wild turkey hunt for his son, Benjamin, 20, who is home between deployments as a U.S. Marine Corps reservist. IN THIS PHOTO: ] Andy, left, and Benjamin Sexe, in their gobbler garb near their home outside Hudson, WI Monday evening. ORG XMIT: MIN2013040508411118
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Steelhead like this one caught in a North Shore stream are prized the world over, as rare and wild a fish as has ever been sought. But their existence in Minnesota is a precarious one, dependent on a delicate balance of water and resource protection. ORG XMIT: MIN2013040508425119
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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