Fishing opener
STAFF REPORT The Minnesota walleye season opener is May 13, with the large lakes still iced in as of last week. The following is the… Login to continue reading Login…
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Park lake ice plan: Comment until June 3
By LAUREL BEAGER LBeager@cherryroad.com Proposed changes to regulation of ATVs and other non-snowmobile vehicles within Voyageurs National Park drew hundreds of people to three meetings… Login to continue reading Login…
Full moon starts May
MINNESOTA STARWATCH BY DEANE MORRISONUniversity of Minnesota During May, brilliant Venus holds its own above the western horizon as the last of the bright winter… Login to continue reading Login…
Talking pollinator gardens with U of M
Minnesotans are eager to get back to their gardens and are busy picking out this year’s plants and seeds. As you make your garden selections… Login to continue reading Login…
Fish on!
A fan favorite and regular top finisher of the International Falls Bass Championship, Brian Brosdahl, of Max, Minn., posed with a 30-inch walleye caught on Rainy River a couple weekends ago for a photo snapped by local angler Jeff Hamilton, also a IFBC angler. Brosdahl, like Hamilton and many other anglers, was fishing the river for lunker walleye, and also caught sturgeon.
Boaters: Know Canada’s rules
With summer and boating season starting in the next month or so, Canada Border Services Agency staff remind boaters of entry and reporting requirements when navigating Canadian waters or entering Canada by boat.
Spring thaw prompts closures
Several forest roads in the Pine Island, Kabetogama and Koochiching state forests are temporarily closed and other roads may soon be closed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources as the spring thaw impacts road conditions.
ATV club: Comment on VNP plan
Members and supporters of Voyageurs Country ATV Club, working to connect existing trails in St. Louis and Lake counties north to Ray, Ericsburg, Littlefork, and International Falls, are encouraged to take part in a Voyageurs National Park planning process.
Do you wanna dance?
Sharptail grouse are appearing in fields and roads as snow melts. Joe Prettyman shared these photos of sharptail gathering in a group of seven this week, west of the Falls.