What’s next for the Edna G?
TWO HARBORS—When it comes to the future of the historic retired tug the Edna G, Tom Koehler of Two Harbors is pragmatic. “We can save it,...
Shawn Perich
Some thoughts on letting them go
Sometimes you get asked a simple question that is difficult to answer. Someone recently asked me, “What is the point of catch-and-release fishing?” From a...
Flattery won’t get you wildlife habitat
Last week, Minnesota Outdoor News published an unusual commentary. For starters, it wasn’t an opinion piece, just a Dept. of the Interior press release announcing...
Questions, not easy answers, about outdoor recreation
Outdoor recreation is big business. Last year the Outdoor Recreation Industry reported that the outdoor recreation economy generates $887 billion in consumer spending annually, sustains...
In defense of sausage makers
At the end of last week, two days before the Minnesota Legislature was scheduled to adjourn, news outlets reported that our duly elected hadn’t completed...
When a fishing trip becomes an adventure
If you’ve ever seen the movie “A River Runs Through It,” there is a scene where the narrator’s brother, Paul, hooks a huge trout and...
In the company of otters, loons and eagles
They launched from a birch tree; first one, then the another. The two bald eagles were perched above a small tributary to a North Shore...
Duluth’s story-teller portages into retirement
For 38 years, Sam Cook had what some folks might consider a dream job as an outdoor writer for the Duluth News-Tribune. He would likely...