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Annual Report | Tourism: Science educator enjoys sharing his knowledge with tourists

BEMIDJI - From teaching educational programs to filling out grant applications to gathering water samples, no two days are ever the same for James Owens. Owens, 51, is a science...

news / local / business / outdoors Sat, Jun 30, 2012 - 12:00am

Community education kettlebell classes at JW Smith Gym

The Bemidji Area Schools Community Education program will soon offer Kettlebell classes with certified instructor Paul Voss. Women and men, beginners though advanced, are welcome. Tuesday classes will be held...

news Fri, Jan 20, 2012 - 3:37am

DNR holds meetings on OHV grant-in-aid program

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Division of Parks and Trails has scheduled a series of statewide meetings that will provide important information about the Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) grant-in-aid...

outdoors Fri, Nov 18, 2011 - 12:00am

Learn archery basics at Bemidji State Park

Lake Bemidji State Park officials are offering an archery program 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8 at the park. Part of the "Archery in the Parks" program sponsored...

outdoors Fri, Sep 23, 2011 - 12:00am

Beltrami County Board denies DNR purchase of shoreland on Balm Lake

Flexing a month-old resolution intended to keep Beltrami County's tax base intact, commissioners Tuesday denied a state request to purchase more than a mile of county lakeshore. The Department of...

news / local Wed, Sep 08, 2010 - 12:00am

Road construction begins at Itasca Park

As traffic has increased in Itasca State Park, so has the need for improved roads, according to Minnesota DNR officials. Continuing into September, road construction work will take place on...

outdoors Fri, Aug 13, 2010 - 12:00am

Officials close portions of Heartland State Trail

Sections of the Heartland State Trail North will be closed temporarily while old railroad trestles at Kabekona Bay and Swamp Creek and various sections of the paved trail are rehabilitated,...

outdoors Fri, Aug 13, 2010 - 12:00am

From left, Porschia Olson, 9, of Otsego, Minn., James Palmer, 10, of Bemidji, and Kaela Schultz, 7, of Grand Forks, N.D., make dragon masks Saturday in the Boys & Girls Club of the Bemidji Area crafts tent at the Lake Bemidji Dragon Boat Festival. Pioneer Photo/Molly Miron

Dragon boat races draw 69 paddling teams, thousands of spectators

With just a whisper of wind from the right direction, balmy temperatures and good cheer throughout, the fifth annual Lake Bemidji Dragon Boat Festival made for a perfect Saturday on...

news / local / outdoors Sun, Aug 08, 2010 - 12:00am

Members of the Dragon Riders, a returning team representing Walmart, help each other out of the dragon boat following a Wednesday evening practice down at the Lake Bemidji waterfront. Pioneer Photo/Bethany Wesley

'Bigger than ever': Lake Bemidji Dragon Boat Festival kicks off today, teams continue practicing for Saturday's races

It's officially Lake Bemidji Dragon Boat Festival Week! Mayor Richard Lehmann on Tuesday signed a proclamation declaring Aug. 2-7 as Lake Bemidji Dragon Boat Festival Week to honor the five-year-old...

news / local Thu, Aug 05, 2010 - 12:00am

The Lifesavers dragon boat team from Sanford Health (previously MeritCare) were one of 12 teams that practiced for Saturday's Dragon Boat Races on Lake Bemidji. Pioneer Photo/Monte Draper

Lake Bemidji Dragon Boat Festival teams practice all week to prepare for races on Saturday

"Attention!" Dragon Boat steersman Charlie Parson told the members of the Lifesavers dragon boat team Tuesday evening. "Sit up!" he said. "Paddles up!" "Take it away!" Together, the 18 members...

news / local Wed, Aug 04, 2010 - 12:00am

A boat tows two of the eight dragon boats along the Mississippi to their temporary home at the Lake Bemidji waterfront. The boats, which are rented from Great White North in Toronto, Ontario, were placed in the water between the two bridges along the Mississippi Avenue and then towed to the docks at the waterfront. Pioneer Photo/Bethany Wesley

Dragon boats arrive for Lake Bemidji Dragon Boat Festival

A boat tows two of the eight dragon boats along the Mississippi to their temporary home at the Lake Bemidji waterfront. The boats, which are rented from Great White North...

news / local Tue, Aug 03, 2010 - 12:00am

Familiar sights: We made it back to the trail!

Can you even see the trail?! It certainly has gotten a whole lot greener and more colorful in the past two weeks. It never ceases to amaze me how much...

news / local Thu, Jul 29, 2010 - 4:02pm

Paul and Babe listed as one of the Top American Roadside Attractions by Time Magazine

Bemidji's statues of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox have been included in Time Magazine's online list of the Top 50 American Roadside Attractions. The list does not prioritize...

news / local Wed, Jul 28, 2010 - 10:40am

Brumbaugh, Team Arenz set pace at Chippewa Triathlon

Mike Brumbaugh of Roseville was the first solo male to cross the finish line at Saturday's Chippewa Triathlon in Cass Lake. Brumgaugh completed the course, which features canoeing, biking and...

outdoors Wed, Jun 16, 2010 - 12:00am

Boy dies in Friday ATV accident near Lake Plantagenet

Hubbard County Sheriff Frank Homer reported Friday afternoon that a fatal ATV accident occurred at about 2:53 p.m. Friday. The Minnesota State Patrol, Beltrami County Sheriff's Office, Bemidji Fire Department,...

news / local Fri, Jun 11, 2010 - 4:59pm

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