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Duluth
August 26, 2020
Crumbling ruins of the Duluth U.S. Steel Plant still remain on the site in West Duluth near Morgan Park. ] ALEX KORMANN • alex.kormann@startribune.c

Duluth finally getting $75M cleanup of U.S. Steel Superfund site

Once the cleanup is completed, the city will own a trail and protected land on the long-closed West Duluth plant site.
Outdoors
August 24, 2020
A 12-point whitetail buck appears unfazed by an approaching photographer in 2018.

Anderson: Bigger bag limits, voluntary CWD testing new for 2020 deer season

This year, three new CWD surveillance areas and an additional CWD management zone (No. 605 in the south metro) have been established by the DNR.
Outdoors
August 21, 2020
Thirteen deer hunters gathered at this Tower, Minn., deer camp in 2012.

Anderson: How many? How long? Pandemic challenge for deer camps

Some hunters are asking whether gathering in camps this fall — a convention as old as the state itself — and possibly spreading the coronavirus among friends and family, is a good idea.
Outdoors
August 21, 2020
In this photo from 2013, DNR biologists Steve Merchant, left, and Lou Cornicelli talk about the decline in Minnesota's moose population.

Minnesota DNR's top wildlife scientist departs agency

Lou Cornicelli led the state's effort to stop chronic wasting disease in deer.
Outdoors
August 20, 2020
Sandhill crane in flight Photo by Jim Williams, special to the Star Tribune

Elegant sandhill cranes plentiful in Minnesota after steep decline in 1940s

Fewer than 50 sandhill cranes remained in Minnesota in the 1940s. Now these elegant cranes are widespread and common across much of the state.
Outdoors
August 20, 2020

Minnesota fishing report

A look at where the fish are biting
Outdoors
August 16, 2020
Fishing guide Matt Quick of St. Michael distributed tackle and other gear to, clockwise from bottom, Andy Schneider, Jake Gundry and Josh Cocking.

A little fishing tackle goes a long way after kids' stolen gear replenished

Someone stole the fishing gear of three 12-year-olds in St. Michael, but a pro fishing guide led an effort to replenish it.
Outdoors
August 16, 2020
Theories abound on how Canada's closed border will affect duck hunting in the north-central flyways of the U.S. this year. Experts don't believe it wi

With Canada closed, duck hunters will pile into North Dakota this year

Heading north to Canada likely is not an option, so Minnesota waterfowlers are expected, in large numbers, to try North Dakota instead.
Duluth
August 14, 2020
A juvenile bald eagle perches atop a Minnesota State Trooper vehicle as authorities try to move the bird away from Cascade Lodge resort on Highway 61,

Eagle attack on North Shore thwarted by resort chef

The eagle was believed to be injured when a resort guest got too close.
Local
August 14, 2020
Willie Walleye, a large statue of the fish, stands at the eastern entrance to Baudette, Minn.

Isolated, not immune: COVID reaches Lake of the Woods

The state's least-densely-populated county was spared infection for a while, but the effects have been felt for months. The busy summer could have consequences.
Outdoors
August 14, 2020
Some of the children's owl art from the center's context is on display at Museum of Russian Art in Minneapolis.

Fall migration, action at bird centers make August a month to engage

There are a mix of happenings in Minnesota's avian community worth checking out this month (and weeks to come).
Outdoors
August 13, 2020
The river cabin near Ladysmith, Wis., allowed a peace not found elsewhere.

Cabin near Ladysmith, Wis., promised calm and relaxation

The cabin had a tranquil, unruffled personality. Its paneled walls, ceiling and floors released a subtle woodsy scent.
Outdoors
August 13, 2020

Examples of apple creations are deeply rooted in Minnesota

The first Minnesota full-sized apple variety to withstand cold winters, bear fruit regularly and have good keeping qualities and flavor was developed in the 1860s. More than 100 apple varieties now are grown in Minnesota.
Outdoors
August 13, 2020

Minnesota fishing report

A look at where the fish are biting
Local
August 11, 2020
Ann Bowman, 75, said the Animal Humane Society is pushing her to retire after receiving a complaint about sick horses on her southern Minnesota farm.

Minn. horse breeder fears she's being pushed out because of age

After allegations of mistreatment, the Humane Society questioned whether the 75-year-old rancher should have such a large herd. The investigator "kept telling me I was old," Ann Bowman said. "Over and over and over."
Minneapolis
August 11, 2020
A Minnesota DNR crew transplanted 3,506 mussels native to Minnesota -- including Higgins' eye, bucket and snuffbox-- to grow in the waters of the St.

Mussel project could lure wildlife back to stretch of Mississippi

For the first time in nearly a century, native river life could return to a barren stretch of the Mississippi above St. Anthony Falls.
Outdoors
August 11, 2020
YMCA's Camp Menogyn not only leads teens on wilderness trips into the Boundary Waters. Guides also train campers for backpacking, paddling and climbin

YMCA cuts affecting Camp Menogyn and Camp Widjiwagan cause controversy

Glen Gunderson, chief executive president of the nonprofit association, has successfully allayed some fears that the YMCA could be losing interest in camping. But his strong reassurances haven't ended the controversy.
Duluth
August 7, 2020
Some of the trash left over at a campsite in Voyageurs National Park.

Campers' trash left behind prompts plea from northern Minnesota park

Beer cans, plastic bottles among the garbage being left behind by visitors.
Outdoors
August 7, 2020
Kevin Nelson, right, an interpretive park ranger, leads a tour group at the Kettle Falls Hotel. ] (Leila Navidi/Star Tribune) leila.navidi@startribune

Minnesota's outdoor gems stand to gain from landmark government act

Voyageurs Park Superintendent Bob DeGross said the blockbuster act raises hopes for restoration of many undeveloped historic sites inside the boundaries of Minnesota's leading national park property.
Outdoors
August 7, 2020
Grace Lee Nute, canoe country author.

Writer Grace Lee Nute combined an appetite for research and a keen eye for canoe country

Grace Lee Nute combined an appetite for research and a keen eye for nature. That made her special.
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