Aaron Moen of Dassel is a retired Cornell University professor who spends his winters in Minnesota and likes it. He began his career as a wildlife ecologist, focusing on the physiology, nutrition and ...

People who lack the experience or equipment to go on a camping, canoeing or fishing trip should consider signing up for one of the many introductory programs offered at Minnesota state parks and ...

Whoa, where did summer go? Readers haven’t heard from me since Memorial Day weekend, which can best be summed up by outdoors media member Erik Osberg of “The Outdoor Report” who closes his ...

The north-south trails from St. Paul to Dubuque (Iowa) and from Fort Atkinson (Iowa) to Winona, along with the east-west travel along both the Chatfield Territorial Road and the State Line Trail, ...

Belvidere North junior swimmer Ben Meyers is always searching for new challenges to try. 'Even if I don't like it, I am glad ...

A busload of fifth graders from Southview Elementary School piled onto the ice of Lake Waconia, scooting, sprinting and walking en masse to an array of fish shanties. Inside those heated shelters, ...

Paddle Georgia, the Peach State’s annual week-long canoe/kayak camping adventure, will venture across three states this ...

During my college years at Purdue University, I came to know the abundance of outdoor opportunities in Indiana’s Covered Bridge Country. The bridges themselves are enough to draw visitors from across ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), also known as bird flu, appears to be spreading across Indiana — threatening the state's poultry industry and causing the price of eggs to soar. The ...