New book tells the story of the North Shore
By Shawn Perich For more than a decade, my occasional conversations with Chel Anderson have included this exchange. Me: “How’s Heidi?” Chel: “She’s fine.” Me:...
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Across Minnesota, legacy arts funding makes a difference
By Shawn Perich Most readers of this publication are familiar with the work of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council, which evaluates habitat project proposals and...
Conservation writer keeps the faith
By Shawn Perich Ted Williams is thinking about becoming a fishing guide. But he isn’t going into it for the money. “Guiding is about the...
It’s the fishing, not the catching, that matters
By Shawn Perich Recently I stopped by a local gallery where angler and artist Tim Pearson of Silver Bay was giving a watercolor demonstration. We...
Land and wildlife conservation has never been easy
By Shawn Perich When the Minnesota Legislature staggered to a sorry finish of the 2015 Session last month, the state’s environment and natural resources were...
This land is our land; and not for sale
By Shawn Perich Earlier this year, nearly all GOP members of Congress voted to sell off all of our federal lands except for national parks...
A Look at the Past and a Comment on the Present
By Shawn Perich They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Maybe consistently forgetting my camera at home is subconscious job security. Wandering in...
Points North And We Never Made It Home
By Shawn Perich The sunny morning offered the promise of a lovely autumn day as we left Rochester. We headed east on U.S. 14, toward...