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Minneapolis
March 4
Minneapolis parks employee Sean Linden worked to build ice at McRae Park in Minneapolis in late December. High temperatures kept Minneapolis' ice rink

Weirdly warm winter cost Minneapolis parks $750,000 for one week of outdoor ice rinks

Some park commissioners and community groups want more consideration of climate data and changing climate patterns in planning for park ice rinks.
Local
March 2
From left, Chuck Picard, Chuck Carlson and Sue Carlson biked toward the top of the Miner’s Mountain Overlook at Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area

Minnesota launches new outdoor recreation office in a bid to be 'top 10' state for recreation

In the last decade, 20 states across the country have set up outdoor recreation offices. Minnesota has now launched its own, aiming to boost the economy.
Science
March 2
Standing water on the edge of Lake Winnipeg's shore was filled with a kind of blue-green algae in late August at Grand Beach Provincial Park. ] (AARON

The Supreme Court gave states more power over wetlands. Water experts fear a 'race to the bottom' has begun.

An Indiana law rolling back protection for wetlands will affect the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River watershed.
Business
March 1
Vista Outdoor, which includes Federal ammunition in Anoka, has received an unsolicited bid to buy the company.

Anoka's Vista Outdoor, which includes Federal ammunition, receives $2.9B acquisition bid

Dallas-based MNC Capital offers $35 a share to acquire all of Vista, including its ammunition and outdoor products businesses.
Outdoors
March 1
DAVID JOLES * djoles@startribune.com Fort Snelling, MN - Jan. 10, 2010- The DNR and REI teamed up to promote snow sports on national Winter Trails Day

Harvest is official: Minnesota's deer hunt season was a downer

The DNR's final deer hunting harvest report reveals whitetail declines, even with less severe winter up north.
Sports
March 1
The moon passed in front of the sun for a total solar eclipse visible from Farmington, Mo.

Last-minute tips for experiencing the Great North American Eclipse

The U.S. total solar eclipse on April 8 is filling calendars, campgrounds and flight schedules, but there are ways to get in on the sky show.
Outdoors
February 29
For $11, the Ely Steam Sauna offers a true Finnish experience - and a dry towel. Open since 1915, the business might be the longest-running public sau

Anderson: Before saunas got cool, Ely Steam Sauna was already hot

All you need to know about the difference between the century-old sauna — compared to the trendy sauna 'events' being offered around the state — is what $11 will get you in Ely.
Outdoors
February 29
John Sheehan, owner of ROAM Bike Shop in White Bear Lake, right, said questions about the electric bike tax rebate are No. 1 these days.

What's up with that e-bike rebate? Shop owner creates calculator for answers

John Sheehan gets that question again and again from customers who walk into his bike shop in White Bear Lake. He's doing his best to help.
Outdoors
February 23
Despite the combination of miserable ice conditions and low fishing pressure on Lake Mille Lacs this winter, anglers have harvested about 8,000 pounds

Rough Mille Lacs ice season at odds with great fishing. What's going on?

The lake's overall walleye population is down 10%. But despite the population decline, the catch rate on Mille Lacs this winter has soared to its highest level in at least 35 years, even with bad ice conditions.
Outdoors
February 23
Thousands of Minnesota high school trapshooters converged on Alexandria for the state championships in 2023.

Anderson: Lead-ban legislation could set back thriving prep trapshooters

In attempting to do so much with so little explanation, this bill likely would self-destruct — setting back for years more legitimate attempts to limit lead use in Minnesota.
Outdoors
February 22
Bob Naslund, who has camped at least once a month for 42 consecutive years, ran a ridge line for his tarp at his campsite at Lake Maria State Park nea

Minnesotan began camping monthly in 1982. He hasn't quit.

As he passed the 504th consecutive trip with an overnight at a state park, Bob Naslund of Brooklyn Park has every intention of continuing his streak.
Science
February 22
Aitkin, MN 9/9/2002 Just two hours before a special hunt by the DNR in the Aitkin area to test for CWD (Chronic Wasting Disease), this doe and her faw

Scientists worried that chronic wasting disease could jump from deer to humans

Recent research shows that the barrier to a spillover into humans is less formidable than previously believed.
Sports
February 19
Minnesota native Jessie Diggins celebrated her third-place finish at the women's 10-kilometer race Sunday at Theodore Wirth Park.

Diggins' dream-come-true weekend ends with third-place finish in 10K

The roar that followed Jessie Diggins around the Wirth Park course was the loudest she has ever heard, part of a day made even sweeter when an American pulled a stunning upset in the men's race.
Outdoors
February 17
Better habitat, more deer. More deer, more deer hunters, and traditions continue on strong. It's an uncomplicated formula.

Anderson: In north woods deer hunting debate, we're not seeing the forest

We can't drown in the details of northeast Minnesota's deer hunting decline. Let's start by protecting our habitat, so deer there, and deer hunters, can thrive again.
Sports
February 17
Zak Ketterson of Bloomington (14) reached the quarterfinals of the men's sprint race Saturday.

'Zak! Zak! Zak!': Ketterson returns to Wirth Park for World Cup

The Bloomington native returned to the paths he grew up skiing, this time with thousands cheering him on.
Sports
February 17
Deb Diggins held and wore photos of her daughter Jessie at the cross-country World Cup at Theodore Wirth Park on Saturday.

Scoggins: World Cup skiing at Wirth Park serves as Diggins family reunion

Among the crowd of nearly 20,000 cheering for Jessie Diggins on Saturday were 30 or so family members, including "pretty much the entire St. Croix Valley."
Local
February 16
Duluth East senior Lydia Kraker waits to compete in the Girls Classic Interval Start race during the Minnesota High School Nordic Ski Racing Champions

Cross-country skiing sees boom — even as your body screams at you to stop

For "world's most taxing sport," challenges such as the "pain cave" are a central feature, not a bug.
Outdoors
February 15
Peter Sorensen sat against the hull of his boat as Jeff Whitty, a research biologist, steered them down the Mississippi River towards their target are

Anderson: Are we going to save Minnesota waters from carp, or not?

Gov. Walz and the Minnesota DNR continuing to withhold support for an invasive carp block is 'environmentally irresponsible,' says a researcher with four decades of experience.
Business
February 15
Polaris headquarters in Medina. (Provided photo)

Polaris says owners of recalled snowmobiles should use E10 fuel to avoid potential fire hazard

In 2022 Polaris recalled 230,000 snowmobiles to fix a fuel tank issue; now the company says owners should take additional safety steps.
Outdoors
February 15
State conservation officials on Thursday will begin detailing their strategy for expanding the range and size of Minnesota's elk population, estimated

Pot use in state parks, new hiking trail, elk politics in mix at Legislature

Big grant money for the outdoors will be in play at the 2024 legislative session along with policy proposals ranging from marijuana limitations in state parks to a repeal that would allow more elk to roam.
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