Outdoors
Anderson: Granddaughter challenges legitimacy of record-setting northern
Is John V. Schanken's northern pike, caught in 1929, a record or just a good fish tale? His granddaughter has doubts.
Outdoors
Beware: Turtles are moving, nesting in June in Minnesota
Turtles are particularly vulnerable, crossing roads to find spots for eggs.
Outdoors
Anderson: Is all that hot gear a barrier to real experience in the BWCA?
You need to be prepared, but there is a danger in missing real experience.
Outdoors
It's Trails Day, indeed: Superior Hiking Trail beckons
The Star Tribune is going on a thru-hike, and will report back this summer.
Outdoors
Fishing bridges a divide for a Minnesota native in New York
Skills honed on Lake Minnetonka are helping a Minnesota native find his groove in the big city.
Outdoors
Two Minnesotans are piling up the miles -- and the trash
They are part of Granite Gear's newest class of Grounds Keepers, helping clean up the nation's paths and parks.
Outdoors
Currents: Michael Koppy, ultramarathon runner from Duluth
What outdoors people are doing, listening to, following, reading and more.
Outdoors
Parks programs this weekend include Legacy Amendment celebration
Weekend events at Minnesota state parks.
Outdoors
Right cabin. Right place. Right time.
Cabin Country: "We spotted a hand-painted sign that read "Cabin for Sale" in Crow Wing County."
Outdoors
Cabin builders put old birch shelving to good use
Cabin Country: In 1966, the family got in on land. Then, they got to work on a dwelling.
Outdoors
Polaris enters boat industry with purchase of largest pontoon maker
The deal marks the first foray into the boating industry by Plymouth-based Polaris, which makes all-terrain vehicles, snowmobiles and motorcycles.
Outdoors
Anderson: Net in Lake Mille Lacs with dead walleye investigated
Beyond acknowledging the net was found, Minnesota DNR regional fisheries manager Brad Parsons also declined to elaborate.
Outdoors
Making memories: This week's Trophy Tales
A look at this week's memorable catches from around Minnesota.
Outdoors
Minnesota fishing report
Where the fish were - and weren't - biting across the state.
Outdoors
Not a record, but this catch is headed for the family's tavern wall
Mike Mauer's fish is the biggest caught by a member of his family.
Outdoors
Navionics one of best fishing apps out there
Fishing: There's an app for that.
Local
Beware: In Minnesota, ticks are lying in wait for you
It may just be an average season for ticks. But one icky tick may be one too many.
Outdoors
DNR celebrates success of restoring trout to Lake Superior
The turnaround — 50 years in the making — was capped less than a year ago when the Department of Natural Resources fully reopened the native species to commercial fishing.
Local
No end in sight to bitter Lake Mille Lacs eminent domain dispute
Dwaine and Kathy Ratfield believe they've been victimized through the unjust taking of a piece of their 8-acre property by South Harbor Township.
Local
Shallower Lake Pepin is call to action to deal with sediment
Sediment buildup is making things difficult for boaters as well as local aquatic life, so a grass-roots group is working on changes.
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