July Events
Buskers Festival Festivities galore will occur over the span of two days, from July 23-24, at the 4th annual Valley Fresh Buskers Festival, located in...
Northern Wilds
Mandatory training required for aquatic invasive species violators
St. Paul—Starting this boating season, anyone found guilty of violating Minnesota’s aquatic invasive species laws will not only have to pay the required fines, but...
Wolf Center welcomes pups
ELY—The International Wolf Center in Ely has two new arctic wolf pups that arrived from Canada early June. After customs inspections, check-ups and U.S. Fish...
Bobby Curtola has died
Thunder Bay—We are saddened to report the death of Thunder Bay-born singer-songwriter Bobby Curtola—a Canadian music icon featured in the June 2016 issue of Northern...
American Lighthouse Council honors Split Rock Lighthouse keeper
Two Harbors—Lee Radzak, manager of the Minnesota Historical Society’s Split Rock Lighthouse, has earned the American Lighthouse Council’s lifetime achievement award. Called the Francis Ross Holland, Jr. Distinguished...
Tread Lightly funds ATV trail work
Duluth—A $2,000 grant awarded to the U.S. Forest Service by the Tread Lightly national organization allowed the agency to complete improvements to the Jackpot ATV...
Backpackers return to Pow Wow Trail
Minneapolis—Four backpackers, three men and one woman, successfully completed a four-day backpacking trip over the Pow Wow Trail, which burned five years ago in the...
The lasting legacy of the Root Beer Lady
Ely—As tender-hearted as she was tough, Dorothy Molter was a dynamo of spirit. For over 56 years, she paddled, hiked, fished, skied and snowshoed across...