Bad news for bears
TWO HARBORS—Drought conditions and poor production of berries and other wild foods has led to a surge of bear complaints along the North Shore this...
Shawn Perich
A mountain lion makes an appearance
Years ago, I was driving across the Shoe Lake Road north of Hovland on a late October afternoon. A fresh dusting of snow, unmarked by...
Public Water Access: Where can you go?
Summer is when many Minnesotans seek access to the state’s wealth of water. Most often, they do so at a publicly-owned place such as a...
Classic stonework a legacy of the CCC
The Civilian Conservation Corps was created during the Great Depression to provide work for legions of unemployed young men. Men enrolled in the program were...
Canadian tourism faces existential struggle
In July, northwestern Ontario’s Sunset Country tourism released a short video that wasn’t about promoting tourism. Instead, the video pointed out that drive-up resorts and...
On WMAs, the pendulum swings to industry
The Minnesota DNR recently announced that it was opening up the grasslands on state Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) for emergency haying and grazing to meet...
Wanted: A few masked men and women
Grand Marais—It’s a busy summer in Grand Marais and nearly every business is short-staffed. Toss in the novel coronavirus pandemic and businesses must cater to...
Welcome wants the outdoors to be welcoming to all
On July 4, Crystal Gail Welcome of Grand Rapids, Minn. will begin a 300-mile thru-hike of the Superior Hiking Trail. Before embarking on her adventure,...