Surviving ND winter
With spring around the corner, recent snows and frost may keep some “non-charismatic” species in the area hunkered down a bit longer, but one sign of spring has emerged. John Heiser, a backcountry ranger in Theodore Roosevelt National Park’s North Unit, said a few days ago he found a small slant-faced grasshopper. “It was about a quarter of an inch long and it was hanging out on a south slope of a thatching anthill in which I saw one thatching ant poke out,” Heiser said.
8-year-old girl has big fish stories to tell; winning big at the Frozen Fest fishing event
“Next year, we’re going to change the name of the event to the ‘Lacey Richter” Invitational fishing tournament.’” That’s what organizers with the Perham Sportsmen’s club were saying at the conclusion of the “Frozen Fest” Ice Fishing Tournament Feb. 6. Organizers had great expectations, said Sportsmen’s Club president Craig Swanson, as 17 volunteers drilled 1,500 holes. There were about 65 anglers for the morning.
Open Season: With spring on its way, time to switch gears
As winter gradually relinquishes its clammy hold, hunters and fishermen are experiencing ‘tween time: that seemingly expansive nether-region until spring. My outdoors OCD kicked into high gear last week with the stretch of above-freezing temperatures. What to do: Go ice fishing for the umpteenth time, or prepare for spring? I relented to my urge for the former – especially since now is the best time to target voracious panfish – but I could just have easily gotten ready for the next stretch of outdoor entertainment.
A History of Art and Architecture
Tweed House 'one of the most prominent and interesting houses in the city' If they could talk, the sturdy walls of Tweed House would probably discuss the paintings that have hung on them and the people who came to see the artwork.The 96-year-old mansion in eastern Duluth has at various times been the home of art collectors, the original Tweed Gallery and University of Minnesota Duluth provosts.
Northland Nature: Keep your distance when Mr. Skunk comes to visit
In light snow or no snow, skunks hop in a loping manner that shows footprints often in a diagonal pattern. In deeper snow they are unable to hop.
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Joe Lewinski drove us through falling snow to the Minneapolis airport early in the morning on Feb. 15. Later that same day we were back again under the coconut palms in Belize with our friends Bill and Sue Smith and Sandy Linehan of River Falls. We enjoyed some cold Belikan beers and met some of our Belizean friends.
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With spring around the corner, recent snows and frost may keep some “non-charismatic” species in the area hunkered down a bit longer, but one sign of spring has emerged. John Heiser, a backcountry ranger in Theodore Roosevelt National Park’s North Unit, said a few days ago he found a small slant-faced grasshopper. “It was about a quarter of an inch long and it was hanging out on a south slope of a thatching anthill in which I saw one thatching ant poke out,” Heiser said.
8-year-old girl has big fish stories to tell; winning big at the Frozen Fest fishing event
“Next year, we’re going to change the name of the event to the ‘Lacey Richter” Invitational fishing tournament.’” That’s what organizers with the Perham Sportsmen’s club were saying at the conclusion of the “Frozen Fest” Ice Fishing Tournament Feb. 6. Organizers had great expectations, said Sportsmen’s Club president Craig Swanson, as 17 volunteers drilled 1,500 holes. There were about 65 anglers for the morning.
Owls and conservation go hand in hand
Walter C. Crawford Jr. and some of his full time staff of 25 returned to Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center for presentations on both Saturday and Sunday.
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Walter C. Crawford Jr. and some of his full time staff of 25 returned to Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center for presentations on both Saturday and Sunday.
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