Environment
Points North: Young Canoe Builder Completes His Task
-Many Minnesotans own canoes, but rare is the canoeist who paddles a birch bark canoe. Rare still are bark canoe builders.
Northern Sky: Full Moons & Mars
-Deane Morrison is a science writer at the University of Minnesota.
Wildersmith October 28
-Who would believe that October has come and almost gone? There she goes on the flurry of wings things headed south.
Star light, star bright: Duluth's Astro Bob talks meteor showers & astronomy
-Ann Possis chatted with 'Astro Bob' (Bob King) of the Duluth News Tribune Oct. 21 about the Orionid meteor showers and how to look at the stars.
Points North: Hedstrom Hopes Coalition Helps Forest Conservation
-With due respect, Howard Hedstrom of Hedstrom Lumber in Grand Marais is at an age where he really ought to be thinking about retirement rather than embarking on new endeavors.
Northern Sky: Opposition, Piscis Austrinus, & the Story of Mira
-Deane Morrison is a science writer at the University of Minnesota. She authors the Minnesota Starwatch column, and in this feature, she shares what there is to see in the night sky.
Northern Sky: Jupiter & Discoveries in the Summer Star Triangle
-Deane [DEAN] Morrison is a science writer at the University of Minnesota. She authors the Minnesota Starwatch column, and in this feature, she shares what there is to see in the night sky each month.
Points North: Neither Frogs Nor Sunsets Should Be Taken for Granted
-The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced Endangered Species Act protection is not warranted for the northern leopard frog in 19 states, including Minnesota.
Wildersmith October 14
-Back at Wildersmith once more! Again my thanks go out to Rosey’s dad for covering me while I made a quick run to Iowa for a grandson’s visit.