The summer of 2021 was a hot, dry one in Minnesota’s lakes country.
To celebrate the most colorful season, Explore Minnesota, the state’s tourism office, and Minnesota State Parks and Trails has launched its we…
The annual fall deer hunting season has arrived, with archery hunting opening Saturday, Sept. 18.
• CO Taylor Hochstein (Hill City) talked with people who were headed to either the woods to try their hand at bear hunting or to the water for…
• CO Mikeena Mattson (Wealthwood) worked a variety of activities this week. Time was primarily spent checking bear baits in the area. Wild ric…
Chronic wasting disease testing for deer harvested in certain deer permit areas will once again be mandatory for specified weekends of the 202…
What a wonderful surprise the other morning to find more flowers blooming at our cabin on Mille Lacs Lake.
• CO Ashley Whiteoak (Malmo) spent time patrolling for fishing, boating, and ATV activity. Enforcement action was taken for operating an unreg…
• CO Mikeena Mattson (Wealthwood) worked sport fishing, boating and ATV/OHM enforcement this week. Enforcement action was taken for angling wi…
The Young Eagles program will be holding Young Eagle’s Day Sept. 18 at the Aitkin Airport, an event that gives kids ages 8-17 the chance to go…
Power loading is what it’s called when you use the boat motor to load and unload a boat onto and off a trailer. Power loading can damage your …
Lead is toxic.
Examining bigmouth buffalo fish is like “finding an old growth forest,” according to a researcher in Duluth.
• CO Nate Benkofske (McGregor) spent time checking anglers and boaters on local lakes. Enforcement action was taken for no-wake violations, in…
Good news for walleye anglers: so far this open water season, only 48,290 pounds of walleye have been tallied against the 87,800-pound quota.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has confirmed zebra mussels in Cedar Lake, near the city of Aitkin in Aitkin County, and in the …
People who care about the spread of aquatic invasive species in area lakes now have an opportunity to do something about it.
Last month, Nature published a ground-breaking study on the rapid decline of oxygen levels in freshwater lakes in temperate zones around the w…
• CO Ashley Whiteoak (Malmo) spent time patrolling for fishing, boating and ATV riding activity. Enforcement action was taken for no angling l…
• CO Amber Ladd (Aitkin) worked ATV and angling enforcement and found a lot of activity in the area. Ladd also handled several shoreline and w…
• CO Amber Ladd (Aitkin) spent time working angling and boating activity on Aitkin- and McGregor-area lakes/rivers. Ladd also worked ATV activ…
East Central Regional Library has news for state park enthusiasts this summer.
• CO Gregory Verkuilen (Garrison) checked lake activity where water recreationalists were getting in despite colder-than-advised water tempera…
Beginning June 1, lake residents have an opportunity to do their part in the fight against aquatic invasive species (AIS) and be rewarded for …
• CO Amber Ladd (Aitkin) reports high angling activity on area lakes with some anglers having success. Anglers were observed keeping bass out …
On May 26, Chris Johnson, a recreation specialist at the Aitkin County Land Department, drove his all-terrain vehicle north on the Blind Lake …
With warm weather approaching, many will spend summer in or around the water.
Beginning June 1, lake residents have an opportunity to do their part in the fight against aquatic invasive species (AIS) and be rewarded for …
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