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Points North: Mills Close, But Trees Keep Growing

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This summer, Minnesota lost the Verso paper mill in Sartell and the Georgia-Pacific hardboard plant in Duluth. Both appear to be permanent losses.


 

Wildersmith August 31

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The Gunflint bids farewell to month eight under a full gaze from that “old man in the moon.” The past chapter of 2012 has quickly trudged off into the history book, beginning in a full lun


 

Points North: Bad luck doesn't deter budding angler

Shawn Perich-

Some say fishing is just luck. My friend Kate Watson would agree, pointing out that all of hers is bad. Twice this summer the Grand Marais woman has gone fishing with yours truly.


 

DNR wildlife veterinarian Erika Butler on possible new health threat to moose

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Erika Butler, wildlife veterinarian with the MN DNR, talked with Buck Aug. 24 about a health threat to moose: eastern equine encephalitis virus, which is carried by mosquitoes. She explained what it is  and how the DNR is working to learn more about this possible factor in moose mortality.  


 

Northern Sky: Gaining Constellations, Losing a Few Old Friends

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Deane Morrison is a science writer at the University of Minnesota, where she authors the Minnesota Starwatch column.


 

Wildersmith August 24

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Ambiance of adventure in this north woods territory is ever present, but is never more cherished than as we pass from season to season.


 

Points North: Invasive Ironies

Shawn Perich-

The introduction of Pacific salmon to the Great Lakes in the 1960s is perhaps the best example of a government invasive species program that worked.


 

LSProject: Creative Expression

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Lake Superior: Fresh. Beautiful. Inspiring. The world’s largest and cleanest freshwater lake has been described in many ways.


 

Kayaking from Northwest Angle to Key West...4,000 miles of lakes, rivers and ocean

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Daniel Alvarez chatted with Bob Aug. 17 by phone from his kayak on the Big Lake near Two Harbors. Daniel is paddling from Northwest Angle to Key West, via the St. Louis and Mississippi rivers. You can follow his adventure here.


 

Wildersmith August 17

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The third weekend of August recorded seven days of tranquil weather passing through the upper Trail.