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'We are ready!': Meet the Minnesotans longing for a snowy winter

The first big snowstorm of winter has a special resonance for many in the Midwest.
November 21, 2024
Mackenzie and Liesl, 3, made some snow angels in the park. Havey, husband Jason and their kids Liesl, 3, and Liv, 5-months, along with their Vizsla Welly had some winter fun in Arden Park, Edina, Minnesota. ] GLEN STUBBE • glen.stubbe@startribune.com Monday, December 30, 2019 Mackenzie Havey, husband Jason and their kids Liesl, 3, and Liv, 5-months, along with their Vizsla Welly had some winter fun in Arden Park, Edina, Minnesota. EDS, Gear details if you are interested: Welly's Gear: Stunt Pupp
Outdoors

Cyclists say new guardrails on Mendota Bridge are dangerously low

Recent construction on the historic bridge lowered the guardrails to 42 inches.
November 20, 2024
Outdoors

Get ready to watch majestic bald eagles on a new Minnesota EagleCam

A new cam is ready to go live this week after the massive nest at the DNR’s original camera collapsed in 2023.
November 19, 2024
Three hatchlings are seen Sunday morning in an EagleCam screen grab.
News & Politics

Minneapolis is ready to design the Northside Greenway. Do residents want it?

Minneapolis planners have relaunched a project to convert 4 miles of north Minneapolis streets into an enhanced bike and pedestrian route with greenery, art and places to gather.
November 19, 2024
Outdoors

Minnesotans, you’re doing it wrong: What experts say about dressing for the cold

Dressing to stay warm doesn’t have to be expensive or hard. Here are some tips.
November 18, 2024
Josh Sweet program and facility specialist at Three Rivers Park District and his wife Jill led a Valentine Snowshoe walk at the New Prague Golf Club on Sunday. ] CARLOS GONZALEZ cgonzalez@startribune.com - February 14, 2016, New Prague, MN, Valentine Snowshoe. Enjoy a casual snowshoe hike through the winter woods with your special someone, Three Rivers Park District, New Prague Golf Club
Twin Cities

Hiking group for Muslim women breaks barriers as hundreds flock to the outdoors

A Minneapolis woman created her own hiking group and leads them on state and national hikes, and camping trips.
November 16, 2024
Outdoor Activities

Anderson: Fired for drunken driving, DNR waterfowl specialist cites hallucinations

Steve Cordts, a respected DNR duck and goose manager for the last 20 years, wants his job back.
AuthoredDennis Anderson
November 16, 2024
Greater Minnesota

A Winona professor dreams of new ways to observe the stars

Astronomer Adam Beardsley recently received $500,000 to design a radio observatory in the Winona area.
November 16, 2024
This undated photo provided by NASA shows an image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope showing a giant star cluster in the Constellation Carina, about 20,000 light years from Earth. Friday, April 24, 2015, marks the 25th anniversary of Hubble's launch. (NASA/ESA/Hubble Heritage Team/A. Nota, Westerlund 2 Science Team via AP)
Outdoor Activities

Look up tonight to see the final supermoon of the year

There won’t be another supermoon until fall 2025.
November 15, 2024
Outdoor Activities

The epic archery hunt at Minnesota’s Camp Ripley was an annual party. Here’s why it’s never coming back.

The Minnesota National Guard has transformed what was a weekend deluge of bow hunters into a daily trickle.
November 14, 2024
Outdoors

Minnesota’s 2024 deer hunt in pictures

Firearm season began Saturday, Nov. 9.
November 13, 2024
Greater Minnesota

Tolkkinen: Hunting together despite divisions

The opening of firearms season for Minnesota deer hunters brings familes and friends together and also forces you to make peace with people of differing politics.
AuthoredKaren Tolkkinen
November 12, 2024
Minnesota DNR officials are proposing a four-day youth deer hunting season to be held in October, before the regular firearms season.
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