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By John Myers, Forum Communications Co. BEMIDJI – The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is adding restrictions on campfires and other fires in northwestern and central portions of the state...

BEMIDJI – Due to fire dangers in northwestern and north central Minnesota, the state Department of Natural Resources will initiate burning restrictions starting at 1 a.m. Sunday. Campfires and open...

By Blane Klemek I enjoy telling the following story. A good friend of mine, who is an avid and accomplished outdoorsman, once had a chance encounter with three northern Minnesota...

By Blane Klemek Twenty-three years ago I canoed the upper Mississippi River for the first time. It was early October on a glorious blue-sky day with brightly colored fall foliage...

I remember the first time I spent a few days in the beautiful bluff country of southeast Minnesota. It was about nine years ago. I was able to take a...

FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. – Rare is the Minnesotan who has not seen videos of fish leaping out of water and hitting boaters. Word has spread across the state in the...

BEMIDJI – Organizers of the inaugural Bemidji Blue Ox Marathon have set the time and date for the inaugural race, which will be more than 32 years after the first...

One of the most interesting aspects of birds is their flocking behavior. Of course it isn’t just birds that flock; other animals also gather together in large numbers. Over the...

INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Minn. (AP) — Officials at Voyageurs National Park are holding public discussions on whether to launch a campsite reservation system and start charging fees for overnight stays. Park...

Many years ago when I first wet a line in pursuit of stream trout on the Straight River near Park Rapids, I felt doubtful that a fish could be caught,...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Chippewa Indian bands in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan are asking the state Department of Natural Resources to halt plans for a wolf hunt in northern Wisconsin...

RED LAKE INDIAN RESERVATION - They came as strangers, young people from the Navajo Nation in Arizona who had never seen anything quite like the massive body of water the...

The hot weather in the Bemidji area eased a bit this past week, especially at night. Overnight temperatures in the low 50s with highs in the 70s for several days...