Playing at Lake George: 'Looney Tunes'

At first it was a little hard to believe your eyes. And ears. Those eerie-sounding, vaguely familiar birds swimming and diving across Lake George between EconoFoods and the White Pathway: Could those be…loons?
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A bitterly cold winter extending into spring kept northern lakes frozen and delayed the migration of the common loon. As a result, the aquatic birds made a temporary home in River Falls. They’ve also been seen in Hudson. Photo by Theresa Pospichal
Lake George loon

Playing at Lake George: 'Looney Tunes'

At first it was a little hard to believe your eyes. And ears. Those eerie-sounding, vaguely familiar birds swimming and diving across Lake George between EconoFoods and the White Pathway: Could those be…loons?
Web IconTwo loons on Lake George
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Board says no to ATVs in largest state forest

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Jerry Jacobson, president of the Minnesota Maple Syrup Producers’ Association, inspects the plastic lines he has running on his 40-acre, 1,200-tree plot near Vergas, Minn. Each line transports sap from as many as 10 trees to one holding pail.
Jerry Jacobson

The annual ooze of Maple Syrup

The sap is running again as area producers help put Minnesota on the map
Jerry Jacobson took a look at the shelves displaying some of his bottles of maple syrup – which he produces from nearly 1,200 black and sugar maple trees on his 40-acre wooded property in Otter Tail County.
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