Outdoors

How I Get Outside

A monthly Q&A about the outdoors, adventure and the last best places in the North Star State.

Dessa does the Minneapolis lake walk when she’s not on stage

Dessa has worked with musicians from Doomtree to Broadway’s Lin-Manuel Miranda and her next show is with the Minnesota Orchestra on Nov. 7.
October 31, 2025

Trampled by Turtles’ Dave Simonett discovered his love of hunting from the radio

The best part, he said, is spending time with his two dogs.
September 19, 2025

Don Shelby finds the divine in trees — and immutable laws of nature

The former WCCO TV news anchor believes no act is too small to help fight climate change.
August 9, 2025

Author Kao Kalia Yang once fished to help feed her family. Now she shares the pastime with her children.

The award-winning Minnesota writer says fishing is great training for being a writer.
June 8, 2025

Twin Cities musician Jeremy Messersmith finds music in the rhythm of hikes

Hiking along the North Shore reminds the Minnesota musician how “anti-human” cities are designed.
May 18, 2025

Alan Page finds magic making syrup in Minnesota’s North Woods

The NFL Hall of Famer and former state Supreme Court justice produces gallons of maple syrup with his family each year.
April 13, 2025

Paddling Split Rock reveals hidden history of Lake Superior shipwreck

Kayaking near Split Rock State Park rewards visitors with a different vantage point and an up-close history lesson of the shipwreck that inspired Minnesota's iconic lighthouse.
September 18, 2023