Outdoors
Minnesota fishing report: From Leech to Park Rapids to Battle Lake, anglers find action
A look around the state at the first weekend of fishing.
Outdoors
The family and cabin grew together on a lake in Annandale
Cabin Country: a retreat for relaxing, reading and recalling happy memories.
Outdoors
Look for warm-weather warblers flitting about Minnesota
Wood duck and mallard ducklings and pairs of Canada geese with their goslings easily catch our attention now. So do nesting American robins and common grackles.
Outdoors
In Otter Tail County, snow is poor replacement for governor during fishing opener
In more ways than one, this was the Minnesota Governor's Fishing Opener that wasn't.
Outdoors
Anderson: Anglers venture away from home to seek walleyes on fishing opener
Despite pleas to stay close to home, the popular Upper Red Lake spot drew big numbers from Twin Cities-area anglers for the annual opener. After all, Minnesota is a walleye state, and most walleye are Up North.
Outdoors
Five ways the fishing opener - on the way to and on Upper Red Lake - was different
Here's a look at five ways this year's opener en route to and on Upper Red Lake was different:
Outdoors
Reusse: Run by characters and 'lake kids,' Lake Minnetonka marina is a keeper
Invasive species (of all kinds) keep things interesting on Lake Minnetonka. Howard's Point Marina is still going strong. The owner said he bought it because "it's a neighborhood treasure."
Outdoors
Anderson: These old men can't fish this weekend, but still have great tales to tell
Not everyone who wants to will be fishing when walleye season opens Saturday. Sitting this one out will be thousands of elderly Minnesotans who are confined to nursing homes by the pandemic, with no one allowed in and no one allowed out.
Outdoors
New angling generation: Boom in licenses for teens adds to opener
Through Tuesday, the DNR had sold more than 13,000 fishing licenses for Minnesota youngsters who are 16 and 17. That's an increase of 99 percent for the same period in 2019.
Local
Minnesota's resorts walk a fine line between safety and service
Anglers headed north will find the opener a very different affair from previous years.
Local
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Everyone is outdoors because of the pandemic; here's a way to share space safely
With everyone outdoors during the pandemic, it'll take common sense and respect to coexist.
Outdoors
Another Minnesota outdoor pursuit, morel mushroom harvesting is on
General advice is to hunt after a rainfall during the bloom of purple lilac.
Duluth
UMD's long-running outdoor rec program paddles, hikes, climbs – and serves
Minnesota-Duluth's outdoor rec program is all about active students, but its intent is the region, too.
Local
Minnesotans urged to stay close to home for fishing opener
That means no overnight stays and traveling no farther than what can be done to and from on a single tank of gas or a single charge, officials said.
Local
State senator compares homelessness to leisure camping in call for opening campgrounds
Homeless outreach advocates have expressed concern about outbreaks among the vulnerable.
East Metro
Washington County Board to consider new trailhead building for Cottage Grove park
But $3.9M project still under consideration in Washington County.
Local
Boundary Waters, Voyageurs to open for day activities only
The decision to restrict access to the Boundary Waters during what is typically the start of the season was "particularly difficult," said Connie Cummins, Superior National Forest supervisor.
Outdoors
Can't do much else? Minnesota fishing license sales are exploding
Local bait shop owners are thinking that Minnesotans, including a lot of youngsters, are turning to fishing to fill a void left by the closure of organized sports.
Outdoors
Anderson: Pandemic holds up DNR's push to get lead out of tackle boxes
The DNR was advocating for tackle that won't poison swans and loons.
Outdoors
Anderson: Safe fishing is doable, says infectious disease expert Osterholm
A renowned epidemiologist and a passionate fisherman, Michael T. Osterholm suggests ways anglers can protect themselves while on lakes and rivers.
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