Outdoors

Crews monitoring wildfire in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
The U.S. Forest Service is monitoring a wildfire detected Tuesday in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The fire, about 10 miles southwest of the end of the Gunflint Trail, was estimated at about 30 acres in size.
Amid increasing fire danger, Forest Service bans campfires in Boundary Waters
The U.S. Forest Service announced it’s temporarily banning all backcountry campfires in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness until further notice, and restricting campfires elsewhere in the Superior National Forest.
Canoe team sets record-setting pace down the Mississippi River
The four canoers set out from the headwaters at Itasca State Park in Minnesota on May 10. They made their way south accompanied by a team of assistants who travelled alongside the canoe by boat and road.
It’s mushroom foraging season in Minnesota. Are you out hunting yet?
The season to forage for morels in Minnesota is nearing its end, meaning this long weekend might be your last chance to look for them. But don’t worry — this is just the beginning. 
Walz proposes spending for repairs, upgrades to Minnesota fish hatcheries
Gov. Tim Walz visited a Minnesota Department of Natural Resources fish hatchery in St. Paul on Monday to advocate for more money for modernizing the state’s fish hatcheries.