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STAFF BLOG NORTHLAND OUTDOORS Deer crashes Bengal fan's Sunday
LIMA, Ohio — A man in Ohio said he had to do some running of his own while watching football on TV when a deer came crashing in through a window. Jeff Berger said he managed to get out of the wa...
Posted on 12/2/09 at 3:14 AM
Little owls are a big deal this winter in the Northland
Tiny boreal owls, down from Canada to find food, are drawing birders to Duluth in flocks.
By Sam Cook , February 11, 2013
Grand Marais adventurer arrives at Mount McKinley and begins solo climb
Alaskan weather finally allowed Grand Marais adventurer Lonnie Dupre to fly onto Mount McKinley on Tuesday to begin his third attempt to climb North America’s highest mountain solo in the dead of winter.
By Steve Kuchera , January 09, 2013
Largest prairie restoration in history marks milestone in Polk County
The last parcel of prairie and wetland restored by The Nature Conservancy is transferred to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, completing a 12-year project.
By Brad Dokken , December 19, 2012
VIDEO: Cougar caught on camera in Osakis area
With glowing eyes, the curious creature looked directly at the camera and crept forward slowly with a slinky gait. Where it ventured from there remains a mystery.
By Amy Chaffins , December 13, 2012
Cycling group working with Duluth officials to make city a major trails destination
Mayor Don Ness wants to make Duluth a leading trails destination in the country, and he believes the city is well on the way to that goal.
By Sam Cook , September 17, 2012
Northland Nature - August belongs to the insects
By this time of month, we’re getting a good look at what August has to offer. Our days have been warm, but not as hot as earlier. Later sunrises revealing dew-covered cool mornings that warm in the afternoons and in the evenings, we note earlier sunsets.
By Larry Weber , August 20, 2012
Paddle into the past at dramatic Lake Superior sea caves
The rock is gorgeous, from almost pink to mauve to the color of a white-tailed deer in summer. Long, long ago, this rock was deposited in layers, then squished by geologic forces from deep in the Earth. Now sculpted by Lake Superior for the past 12,000 years or so, a mile-and-a-half ribbon of shoreline on the Bayfield Peninsula offers paddlers a rare chance to humble themselves in the presence of nature.
By Sam Cook , July 31, 2012
Looking beyond the stars
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK — A woman walked past a clump of trees and stopped in her tracks, gasping at what she saw.
By Don Davis , July 16, 2012
Trail cam: Submitted photo
A Red Tailed Hawk was captured on my trail camera swooping down on a squirrel. This photo was captured on July 3, 2012 in Hegins, Pennsylvania. The Picture was submitted by Ryan Klinger
July 09, 2012
New attraction adding 'zip' to Minnesota's Gunflint Trail (with video)
Gunflint Lodge hopes canopy tour will combine excitement and education for tourists.
By John Myers , July 05, 2012
Fish ID book gets put to good use during Florida Keys adventure (VIDEO)
“The Sport Fish of Florida” book aboard the 23-foot ProLine Gary Moeller piloted during our recent trip to the Florida Keys got a good workout every day we were on the water. Without the book, a lot of the fish we caught would have gone down in our memory banks as “sea bass.”
By Brad Dokken , April 16, 2012
Life-changing journey leads to book
In the Arctic spring of 2009, Ely’s Tyler Fish and his former colleague at the Minnesota Outward Bound School in Ely, John Huston, did something no Americans had done before.
By Sam Cook , December 20, 2011
Tourist season not over
Theodore Roosevelt National Park welcoming visitorsThe streets of Medora generally clear out after Labor Day, but visitation numbers are still high at neighboring Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
September 15, 2010
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