Statesman

Studies of the moose, one of the most iconic and gentle creatures in Minnesota's repertoire of animal wildlife, indicate their populations are on the forefront of creatures most susceptible to global warming. Over the past 20 years, moose populations of Northwestern Minnesota have declined from at least 4,000 moose to fewer than 100.… Post the First Comment

The cool, breezy days of mid-fall spark a harvest mood for me. I (thankfully) don't get as much time around farms as when I lived in Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin. This time of year though, I miss driving by farms with hayrides and bonfires and pumpkin patches.… Post the First Comment

When hiking along the Superior Hiking Trail (SHT), you may not realize it, but you become a time traveler. Hikers step back almost 900 million years when walking onto the exposed bedrock along the lookouts of the SHT. The trail and layout of the land was sculpted 12,000 years ago after the last great ice sheet melted away.… 1 Comment