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Sam Benshoof looks down on the city of Sarajevo, which he visited in January.

Beautiful Sarajevo is recovering from war

Two weeks ago, I boarded a train in Belgrade, Serbia, that would take me to Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). I had been looking forward to seeing Sarajevo ever since...

news / local Sun, Feb 07, 2010 - 12:00am

Minnesota Department of Transportation reports closed roads

Blowing snow makes for hazardous driving conditions, road closures. The Minnesota Department of Transportation advises no unnecessary travel in northwestern Minnesota due to blowing snow, reduced visibility, drifting and slippery...

news Mon, Jan 25, 2010 - 11:15am

A skier drops into one of the 165 trails at Steamboat Ski Resort earlier this month in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Pioneer Photo/Eric Stromgren

Powder paradise at Steamboat Springs: Recreational opportunities abound in mountain community

Steamboat Springs is much more than world-class winter recreation destination to Caio Cesolini. "Steamboat is a lot like Bemidji, in a sense," Cesolini said. "We have nice people out here...

news / local / sports / outdoors Sun, Jan 24, 2010 - 12:00am

The Split Rock Lighthouse is now maintained by the Minnesota Historical Society. Guided tours, an interpretive center and museum and hiking trails are features of the site. Photos courtesy of Lee Radzak, historic site manager

Split Rock Lighthouse: Celebrating 100 years of guiding light

Early in the 20th century, iron ore shipping on Lake Superior became a huge enterprise - and a dangerous occupation. A storm on Nov. 28, 1905, damaged 29 ships, including...

news / region Sun, Dec 27, 2009 - 12:00am

Fast facts about Split Rock Lighthouse

Fast facts about Split Rock Lighthouse The Split Rock Lighthouse was in operation from 1910 to 1969.

news / region Sun, Dec 27, 2009 - 12:00am

Classic Marathon: Bemidji man runs the historic route

If you're going to run marathons, you might as well aim high. Christopher Hoffman of Bemidji packed his favorite running shoes and competed in the Athens Classic Marathon Nov. 8...

news / local Sun, Dec 20, 2009 - 12:00am

Eaton electrical power systems aboard the world's largest cruise ship, Oasis of the Seas, help keep the ship's 6,300 passengers comfortable, safe and entertained. AP Photo/Business Wire

Oasis of the Seas: Bemidji woman sails on world's biggest ship

I was fortunate to be invited to the inaugural sailing of the Oasis of the Seas cruise ship out of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. As the cab dropped me off at...

news / local Sun, Dec 13, 2009 - 12:00am

Samuel Benshoof climbed the hill for a panoramic view of Prizren, a small town outside Pristina, Kosovo. Benshoof took a vacation from Macedonia where he currently lives to the new small country. Submitted Photo

Road less traveled leads to Kosovo

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I- I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference -- Robert Frost When you think of the...

news / local Sun, Nov 29, 2009 - 12:00am

Ara Gallo, formerly of Bemidji, snapped this photo last winter from a castle in Prague during a one-month stay in the Czech Republic city. Submitted Photo

Prague, Czech Republic: Ancient city is a revelation

I had wanted to go to Prague for years. Ever since I started traveling in Europe, I had heard stories of this fantastic gem in the middle of Europe that...

news / local Sun, Nov 08, 2009 - 12:00am

Hore Abbey, dating from 1269, was the headquarters of a Cistercian Christian order. This view is from the Rock of Cashel, where St. Patrick baptized King Oengus of Munster in about 450. Pioneer Photo/Molly Miron

On the road in Ireland: Country offers surprises, history, friendliness and wide vistas

President Barack Obama is Irish. Yes, his father was Kenyan and his mother American, but a discovery in September at the 13th century St. Canice's Cathedral in Kilkenny, Ireland, directly...

news / local Sun, Nov 01, 2009 - 12:00am

From left, Marcus Erickson, Terry Larson, Bill Bowles and Stephen Browning pause during a run down the Mississippi River. Larson, of rural Cass Lake, guided the team of producers from the National Geographic Channel during filming of the upper reaches of the river. Submitted Photos

Local guide leads National Geographic crew down Mississippi River

Terry Larson of rural Cass Lake just had time to finish harvesting wild rice and summer berries when a call came in for guide service. A crew filming a documentary...

news / local / outdoors Sun, Oct 25, 2009 - 12:00am

Rocky Mountain National Park: Bemidji woman conquers 14,000-footer

I have come to the "chalk stone," one of the most difficult points on Colorado's Longs Peak (14,259-feet). Removing my gloves, I run my hands over the smooth granite surface...

news / local / outdoors Sun, Oct 18, 2009 - 12:00am

Diane Pittman takes a breather after hoisting her bicycle up on the bridge into Harpers Ferry, W. Va. Harpers Ferry is one of the historical sites along the 150-mile Great Allegheny Passage bicycle trail. Submitted Photo

Great Allegheny Passage: Natural beauty and history on bike trip

It was March, and I was in Pittsburgh, Pa., attending a medical acupuncture course and visiting my friend Barry Farkas. On a beautiful spring evening we went up Mount Washington...

news / local Sun, Oct 11, 2009 - 12:00am

Pat Hurd waits at her cooking station for the beginning of the Build a Better Burger competition Sept. 26. Submitted Photos

Build a Better Burger contest the latest test for Bemidji's Pat Hurd

My interest in competitive cooking contests began with a personal goal that I set for myself in 1999. With all the talk and fears of the what the new millennium...

news / local Sun, Oct 04, 2009 - 12:00am

Lowell Pierce and his daughter-in-law, Diane Pierce, admire the flowers in Ketchikan, Alaska, where houses are built on stilts and up steep cliffs. Submitted Photo

Alaskan cruise: Dreams postponed for half a century is now fulfilled

The original plan was for two young girls - Doris and Delores - returning from Hawaii in 1952 to take a side trip up the Inside Passage to Alaska. The...

news / local Sun, Sep 27, 2009 - 12:00am

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