Spring fishing at Lake of the Woods and the Rainy River is in full swing with excellent access and multiple fisheries firing on all cylinders....

Question: We are starting to see a lot more fog with springtime. Can you provide some advice for driving in those types of conditions?Answer: This is a great topic. Here is...

To the Editor:Minnesota deer hunters pay a hidden fifty-cent “wolf tax” on every license and antlerless permit. Minnesota Statutes § 97A.075, subdivision 1(c) is crystal...

         There was what was termed a “curious parallel” between Dr. McLoughlin's oldest son and John Tanner, both were separated from their parents' home and thrust into an...

When I worked at Marvins, I drove over Blueberry Hill twice a day and was relatively lucky.  My sole encounter with a deer cost me a six-dollar...

Happy birthday to a very special grandson, Robert Runnels, on April 17th. We were never so blessed as the day you were born. Love you. Have an amazing day. Happy birthday...

The Rainy River walleye season is open through April 14th and fishing has been excellent.  With water temps at about 36.5 degrees, and a positive...

Spring is slowly arriving, and the focus at Lake of the Woods has shifted to open water fishing on the Rainy River. Ice fishing for the most part...

             Dr. John McLoughlin left Rainy Lake House for the spacious far West, where he built what was described as an empire on a scale few could have imagined.  For...

Happy birthday to a very special friend, Louise Schreiner, on April 14th. Have an amazing day. Celebrating birthdays this week are Sandy Fish, Dennis Barrie, Cara Hanson,...

Question: I just purchased a pull-behind camper. I have never owned or pulled one before. I have been doing some research, so I know what to do and expect. I thought it...

Spring has arrived at Lake of the Woods, and the transition from ice to open water is in full swing. The Nelson Park boat ramp in Birchdale on the...

BBAC (Back Before Auffenauger Cheesebee) First Day BluesJuly 29, 1969   At the Los Angeles Induction Center, after about 300 of us raised our right...

            In the year of his religious conversion, Tanner traveled to Detroit to search for his daughter Martha. He did not find her but did meet a widowed white woman...

The folding curtain wall dividing the large and small gyms at Lake of the Woods School will be replaced with a hanging curtain this summer.  Superintendent Scott...