Outdoors
An outdoorsman has a need for the new in the new year
Outdoors life is ready for a reboot after eye problems.
Outdoors
A look at outdoors/conservation issues for 2018
With 2017 in the rear-view mirror, outdoors writer Tony Kennedy previews the hot-button issues for Minnesota in 2018.
Local
The Trailhead at Wirth Park to offer year-round outdoor fun
Winter sports enthusiasts at Wirth were getting an early taste of what's to come. Trails are open and cross-country ski and snowshoe rentals are available seven days a week.
Outdoors
Roggenkamp has built his life around his passion for trapping
Todd Roggenkamp, who started trapping when he was 6 years old, wanted nothing more than to follow in his father's footsteps. Goal, accomplished.
Outdoors
Trailhead facility at Theodore Wirth Park is underway
Construction of The Trailhead facility at Theodore Wirth Park is underway. The building will accommodate cross-country skiers and snowshoers and winter sports enthusiasts. All trails are officially open for 2018 at Theodore Wirth Park.
Outdoors
Mixed success doesn't diminish many rewards of pheasant hunting
Despite bleak forecasts for pheasants in Minnesota and neighboring South Dakota this fall, some pheasant hunters found surprisingly decent hunting.
East Metro
Ice builds on east metro lakes as temps drop below zero
Officials still urge caution after five people have died already this winter in Minnesota falling through ice that remains unpredictable.
Outdoors
Do cellular towers belong inside national parks?
Advocates for increased cell service, including many parks officials, say the parks can't cling to an earlier era.
Outdoors
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Revisited: Catching up with Minnesota outdoorists featured in 2017
We got updates from some of the notable Minnesotans featured in Star Tribune Outdoors in 2017. Also, we asked: What is top of mind for 2018?
Local
Minnesota state parks to offer 'First Day Hikes' on New Year's Day (weather permitting)
About a dozen state parks are slated to offer "First Day Hikes" on Jan. 1. But the forecast calls for a bitter start to 2018, with Monday's expected high temperature in the Twin Cities to be 2 below.
Outdoors
Van adventures have revealed the world for Minnesota couple
Camper vans have been family's base camp for decades of road-tripping.
Outdoors
Week to week, Minnesota fatbike ride calendar is filled
Rides and races abound this winter; Penn Cycle series is one of the originals.
Outdoors
Minnesota ski club helped put sport on the local map
North Star Ski Touring Club marks 50 years of wintertime camaraderie. Its "VJC" race in 1971 set stage for others.
Outdoors
At first, they couldn't see the cabin for the trees
The cabin near Remer, Minn., wasn't so much a cabin but a crammed wood lot in 1989.
Outdoors
Sure they are beautiful, but evergreens have a purpose in nature
They are shelter, color in a winter landscape.
Outdoors
Opportunities to snowshoe are abundant at state and regional parks
Snowshoeing, hikes and more. But be wary of the severe cold, and check ahead.
Outdoors
There was opportunity in ugly weather for a lake place
Owner wanted to sell after windstorm leveled the property. Grandpa and other relatives swooped in.
Outdoors
Some songbirds thrive during Minnesota winters
Birds such as common redpolls, pine grosbeaks, Bohemian waxwings and crossbills find our winter weather to their liking, especially when their favorite foods are available.
Outdoors
Ducks were plentiful, but hunters few this season around Minnesota
Duck hunting season gave state hunters plenty of targets. But the number of people in the field hit an all-time low, according to license sales.
Local
Landowner's feud with DNR closes access to Otter Tail County lake
The latest shot in an ongoing battle between a local landowner and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources was fired last month
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