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In this July 20, 2005, photo, Ian Harvey, of Northern Ireland, gets ready to take his new row boat out at the Duluth, Minn., Rowing Club on Park Point. When Ian Harvey set out to row the length of Lake Superior in 2005 to raise money for charity, he didn't know the 400-mile trip from Duluth to Whitefish Point Harbor in Michigan would catch the attention of members of the Bear Clan in Munising, Mich., whose ancestors made a similar trek in the 1800s that ended in a deadly battle with the Sioux. The film "...

Film explores rower's Lake Superior odyssey

DULUTH, Minn. - When Ian Harvey set out to row the length of Lake Superior in 2005, he expected the blisters under blisters, the seat pain and the unpredictable conditions...

news / outdoors / entertainment Sun, Jun 03, 2012 - 12:00am

Blane Klemek column: Minnesota wolf population thrives

I once followed a set of wolf tracks on a sandbar along the Good News River in southwestern Alaska. I wondered if the wolf was on the hunt or if...

outdoors Sun, Jun 03, 2012 - 12:00am

Migizi Nation, an eight-person team from Bemidji, competed May 19 in Tough Mudder, a 12-mile, 24-obstacle course that benefits the Wounded Warrior project. So far, the Tough Mudder event has raised more than $3 million for wounded veterans. The Migizi Nation team consists of Aaron and Katie Guthrie, Char Fisher, Justin Carris, Bryan Delaney, Jessica Shaffer, Chris Barber and Nate Possone. Support for the team came from the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, Pinewood American Legion Auxiliary, First National Bank...

Bemidij team competes in Tough Mudder

Migizi Nation, an eight-person team from Bemidji, competed May 19 in Tough Mudder, a 12-mile, 24-obstacle course that benefits the Wounded Warrior project. So far, the Tough Mudder event has...

news / outdoors Sun, Jun 03, 2012 - 12:00am

Lee Duckstad drives cattle toward the western edge of a recently burned pasture in rural Polk County, Minn., near Mentor on May 24. One hundred and fifty cows and their calves will graze on the Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge until September as part of a prairie restoration project. Nathaniel Minor | MPR News 91.3 FM

In NW Minn., cows help manage the refuge

MENTOR - A herd of cattle will help improve the habitat for wildlife by grazing on a northwestern Minnesota refuge. Glacial Ridge National Refuge is the largest prairie restoration project...

news / outdoors Sat, Jun 02, 2012 - 12:00am

Bemidji's Kraus-Anderson Walleye Classic June 9

BEMIDJI - The 12th annual Kraus-Anderson Walleye Classic will be June 9 and tournament officials expect the field to include more than 90 two-person boats. The maximum number of entries...

outdoors Fri, Jun 01, 2012 - 12:00am

Despite high winds and rain, walleyes continue to bite

Muskie season opens in Minnesota on Saturday.

outdoors Fri, Jun 01, 2012 - 12:00am

David Hunt captured this image of the large cecropia moth last week in one of his shrubs.

Colorful moth image captured

David Hunt captured this image of the large cecropia moth last week in one of his shrubs.

news / local / outdoors Fri, Jun 01, 2012 - 12:00am

Minnesota wolf population thrives

I once followed a set of wolf tracks on a sandbar along the Good News River in southwestern Alaska. I wondered if the wolf was on the hunt or if...

outdoors Fri, Jun 01, 2012 - 12:00am

Migizi Nation, an eight-person team from Bemidji, competed May 19 in Tough Mudder, a 12-mile, 24-obstacle course that benefits the Wounded Warrior project. So far, the Tough Mudder event has raised more than $3 million for wounded veterans. The Migizi Nation team consists of Aaron and Katie Guthrie, Char Fisher, Justin Carris, Bryan Delaney, Jessica Shaffer, Chris Barber and Nate Possone. Support for the team came from the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, Pinewood American Legion Auxiliary, First National Bank...

celebrations / outdoors Fri, Jun 01, 2012 - 12:00am

Do Minnesota farmers pollute too much?

ST. PAUL - Minnesota city and conservation leaders say farmers contribute most of the pollution to state waters but do too little to prevent the damage or fix it. They...

news / local / outdoors Wed, May 30, 2012 - 12:00am

J.W. Smith Elementary third-grader Madison Benson receives her third prize plaque from Rich Davis, a Fish and Wildlife biologist, for her drawing of a Higgens eye pearlymussel. Brian matthews | Bemidji Pioneer

'Different' drawing helps girl win award

BEMIDJI - J.W. Smith third grader Madison Benson's choice to draw a Higgins eye pearlymussel may not have been the popular choice among the Minnesota Endangered Species Youth Art Contest...

news / local / education / outdoors Wed, May 30, 2012 - 12:00am

Blane Klemek column: Study of birds has long, rich history

If you pick a species, any species, be it floral or faunal, one can easily become a specialist in the organism or organisms of his or her desire. There are...

outdoors Sun, May 27, 2012 - 12:00am

Officials seek public comments on La Salle Lake State Recreation Area

A draft management plan for La Salle Lake State Recreation Area (SRA) is now available for public review and comment. When approved, the management plan will guide development and operations...

outdoors Fri, May 25, 2012 - 12:00am

Inspectors will be at accesses

outdoors Fri, May 25, 2012 - 12:00am

Memorial Weekend offers best action of the summer

Memorial Weekend is the beginning of the summer tourist season and also one of the busiest and best fishing weekends of the summer. Anglers in the Bemidji area this weekend...

outdoors Fri, May 25, 2012 - 12:00am

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