Anglers can now legally reel in walleye, trout, bass, and northern pike. Gov. Tim Walz marked the occasion with an event in Cross Lake. This weekend is also Take A Mom Fishing weekend. Every year on ...

Rangers are clearing winter debris, checking locations for safety cautions and getting campgrounds ready for opening.

Somewhat surprisingly, perhaps, fishing pressure this past winter on Lake of the Woods didn't set a record, despite ideal ice conditions and marginal snow cover that made it easy to get around.

I have been traveling throughout western and northern Minnesota. I drove country highways badly in need of repair, saw sturdy Amish farmhouses, vacant storefronts and palatial lakefront homes. I ...