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More loons are filling Maine's lakes with their ghost-like calls

More loons are filling Maine's lakes with their ghost-like calls

Maine’s loons are on the mend, filling more of the lakes and ponds in the state with their haunting calls. Maine is home to a few thousand of the large waterbirds, and conservationists say efforts to protect them from threats have helped grow the population.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesotans get outdoors to enjoy snowy start to winter

Minnesotans get outdoors to enjoy snowy start to winter

After some recent bleak years for winter sports enthusiasts, this season is delivering the frigid temperatures and steady snowfall Minnesota is known for.
by Grace Praxmarer

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Night sky fallings: Spotters document space debris over northern Minnesota

Night sky fallings: Spotters document space debris over northern Minnesota

This past Saturday people around Lake Superior saw a long flash of sparkling white and green light trail across the night sky. Was it a meteor? Santa’s sleigh? Turns out, it was a piece of “space junk.”
by Dan Kraker

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Duluth City Council votes to transfer former golf course land for future housing

Duluth City Council votes to transfer former golf course land for future housing

Despite concerns voiced by some residents claiming a lack of transparency and a flawed public process, the Duluth City Council voted to transfer the closed Lester Park Golf Course property to the city’s economic development authority to explore a potential housing development.
by Dan Kraker

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Housing or parkland? Duluth debates future of long-closed golf course amid housing crunch

Housing or parkland? Duluth debates future of long-closed golf course amid housing crunch

The Duluth City Council will vote Monday night on whether to transfer the long-closed Lester Park Golf Course to its economic development arm to pave the way for a possible housing development. Critics say the public process leading up to the vote has been flawed.
by Dan Kraker

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Ice sailing kicks off in Minnesota on Lake Minnewaska

Ice sailing kicks off in Minnesota on Lake Minnewaska

Ice sailing's Great Western Challenge is being held this weekend on Lake Minnewaska. It offers sailors a chance to fine tune their vessels before the start of competitive racing next weekend.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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Mountain lion spotted in Duluth has been wandering across Minnesota for 3 months

Mountain lion spotted in Duluth has been wandering across Minnesota for 3 months

DNR officials say they’ve been tracking the mountain lion’s journey across the state. It is originally from Nebraska, but was first spotted in Fergus Falls, Minn. in September.
by Dan Kraker and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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How to watch the last supermoon of the year

How to watch the last supermoon of the year

The last supermoon of the year will soon shine in December skies on Thursday. When a full moon is closer to Earth in its orbit, a so-called supermoon happens. It makes the moon look up to 14 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter than the faintest moon of the year.
by The Associated Press

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