Ice-Out
By Mary Casanova University of Minnesota Press, $16.95 Ice-Out returns to the frigid and often brutal Prohibition-era borderland of author Mary Casanova’s beloved novel Frozen....
Northern Wilds
NOTS! Sunflower Snack
NOTS! Snacks Inc., $3.99 This natural snack is made from sunflower seeds and a few simple ingredients. It crunches like a nut and is used...
December Events on the North Shore of Lake Superior
December event listings for Grand Marais, Lutsen, Two Harbors, Duluth, Thunder Bay and other Lake Superior North Shore communities. Family Night Dec. 17, Saturday Bring...
Give blood and ride into the New Year
Duluth—Maintaining a stable blood supply around the holidays is challenging as many people head out of town to enjoy time with family, but the...
Pollinators are the subject of license plate contest
St. Paul—Minnesota will release a new critical habitat license plate early next year with a design that will feature pollinators in their native habitat, according...
Santa crashed into town
From the Cook County News Herald, Dec 22, 1949 The children waiting for Santa Claus to come to town last Saturday got more excitement than they bargained for....
Funds available to landowners to improve family forests
St. Paul—The DNR has over $500,000 available to landowners for cost-share practices to improve family-owned woodlands in Minnesota. The money will be available through June 30,...
Cutface Creek geology
Grand Marais—If you’ve been fortunate enough to travel to eastern Africa and witness the beauty of the geologic features along the “great rift,” you might...