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Lifestyle

Photos: Wilderness newbies develop an 'I Can!' attitude outdoors

Photos: Wilderness newbies develop an 'I Can!' attitude outdoors

If you haven't gone fishing, camping or mountain biking, and don't have a friend or family member who has, you are highly unlikely to take full advantage of outdoor life in Minnesota. The DNR hopes to change that.
by Sara Porter

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In Amsterdam, even the tourists say there are too many tourists

In Amsterdam, even the tourists say there are too many tourists

Fewer than 1 million people live in Amsterdam, but almost 20 million visit each year. A "night mayor" -- and initiatives to address "overtourism" -- encourage revelers to treat the city with respect.
by Joanna Kakissis

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Free St. Paul camp offers fishing, hiking

Free St. Paul camp offers fishing, hiking

In addition to fishing and identifying invertebrate species in the water, children learn how to test water quality, climb a rock wall, take nature hikes, build forts, tackle community service projects and roast marshmallows.

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Appetites: The rye grain comeback

Appetites: The rye grain comeback

Many kinds of crops are grown in Minnesota -- corn and soybeans, of course, also wheat, sugar beets, flax and oats, to name a few of the most popular. Rye is one crop that we hardly grow at all anymore, but it's starting to mount a comeback because it makes some fine young whiskey.
by Tom Crann

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Photos: Spurs soccer legend becomes ambassador as game takes hold in U.S.

Photos: Spurs soccer legend becomes ambassador as game takes hold in U.S.

Now 37 and retired, Ledley King is still a team ambassador for England's Tottenham Hotspur club, which is in Minneapolis this week to play Italy's AC Milan in the second International Champions Cup game to be played at U.S. Bank Stadium.
by Euan Kerr and Lacey Young

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Don't call dolphin hybrid spotted off Hawaii a 'wholphin'

Don't call dolphin hybrid spotted off Hawaii a 'wholphin'

Scientists are touting the first sighting of a hybrid between a melon-headed whale and a rough-toothed dolphin in the ocean off Hawaii. The melon-headed whale is one of the various species that's called a whale but is technically a dolphin.
by The Associated Press

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North Minneapolis church gets its first playground in 125 years

North Minneapolis church gets its first playground in 125 years

For years the school had been using a parking lot next to the school as a play area for students. As student enrollment began increasing, the decision was made this year that it was time to get an official playground.
by Kathryn Hockman

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For dying cats and dogs, a last loving goodbye

For dying cats and dogs, a last loving goodbye

Terminally ill and elderly animals have little hope of adoption, but there's a network of Twin Cities pet hospice volunteers dedicated to making sure vulnerable cats and dogs are loved as their lives end.
by Nancy Yang

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Aspen Ideas Festival: Strategies for happiness in life

Aspen Ideas Festival: Strategies for happiness in life

Arthur Brooks is a classical musician and a behavioral economist. He ties together philosophy, art, music, social science and neuroscience to suggest ways you can find happiness and success in every stage of life.
by MPR News Staff

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