Spirit Mountain to offer winter fat tire biking
Duluth—Spirit Mountain in Duluth is now offering lift-served, winter downhill fat tire biking. Spirit Mountain is the only destination in the region to offer lift...
Northern Wilds
“Going Coastal” Lake Superior Writers Contest
Duluth—Lake Superior Writers is seeking short stories about Lake Superior for its 2016 contest. Stories should be set in and around the lake. They can...
Minnesota DNR becomes member of the Forest Stewardship Council
St. Paul—The Minnesota DNR is the first state government agency in the nation to become a member of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), which sets...
WolfTrack Classic offers weekend fun
Ely—Ely has a long recreational mushing history from the early 1970s that even pre-dates the Iditarod. During that time, Ely was proclaimed the “sled dog...
Wintering Birds
Story by David Dudley Photos by Earl Orf When most people think about viewing birds, usually the middle of winter doesn’t come to mind. But winter...
Taconite Dreams
Taconite Dreams: The Struggle to Sustain Mining on Minnesota’s Iron Range, 1915-2000 By Jeffery T. Manuel University of Minnesota Press, $27.95 Iron mining is deeply...
The Forest in the Mirror
By Abigayl Fincel Tate Publishing and Enterprises, LLC, $10.99 Kyleah has lost her memories. After waking up in an unfamiliar forest, Kyleah accepts a stranger’s...
Tracks in the Wild
By Betsy Bowen University of Minnesota Press, $19.95 The woods are filled with wild animals and while we don’t always see them, we know they’re nearby...