Nature

Outdoor enthusiasts and the general public interested in learning about or commenting on Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) strategies for managing Grand Marais area lakes and streams have until Jan. 3 to ask questions or submit comments.  Let your voice be heard.

You were wondering what to do with those bags of leaves sitting behind your house.  I know just the thing to do with them and it's free!  Plus, you'll be helping to secure a beautiful rose garden for residents and tourists to enjoy next summer.

When we think of "tick season,"  we often think of spring or summer.  However, the Wisconsin Department of Health is reminding hunters that tick bites and the illnesses that accompany them can happen in the fall too.  Officials are urging hunters to use precautions before heading out into the woods.

I hadn't realized it was a no-no to feed wild animals.  Where I live there are TONS of deer and I was afraid they weren't getting enough to eat, so I bought corn and started to feed them.  Well, I quickly found out it was a frowned upon and even worse, they were not good at sharing.  YIKES!  Now, the City of Duluth is asking residents on Park Point to not feed the foxes that have been roaming the

Several people have been out getting their deer stands ready for the hunting season anticipating the 30 pointer.  Here's a 5-star recipe from Taste of Home that may help in the incentive department.  (Even if you get skunked, you can use a chuck roast and still have an awesome meal!)

September 7th was the date of the annual "Shoot For Fun" event that benefits the Courage Center.   This year over $160,000 was raised for Courage Kenny  - Northland's recreation and sports programming.  Not only did it raise a lot of money, but it was a blast!  Literally.

This is a one in a million shot.  These photos came from far east Russia where they have been setting up wildlife cameras to monitor engendered Amur Tigers in the Lazoovskii State Nature Preserve.   However, the camera caught something even more rare, an eagle attacking a deer.

People are starting to prepare their homes and yards for the fall and winter months.  Bringing in planters, covering flower beds with tarps and cutting trees and branches that could become a nuisance. I know their mode of thinking, "do it now before the snow flies".  There are more and more accidents happening at home involving tree branches and electrical wires, use caution and check ou

If you've been reluctant to cover your rose bushes with the colder weather, don't worry about it.  You can still have beautiful roses in your home thanks to the 28th year of the Rose Sale with Duluth's Rotary Club.  You'll be putting a smile on someone's face (or your own) for remembering them and being part of the big picture with community help.

With the excessive heat we've had in the Northland the flowers in my yard have started to get crispy.  I was out Sunday evening picking off the ones that I knew couldn't be revived.  This critter flew up next to me and started drinking nectar from the flowers and it was NOT afraid of me.  Ken tells me his dad just saw one of these for the first time in his yard last week.  Are we being infested? 

It's safe to say that besides dogs, one of my favorite animals are Monkeys (David Drew's too)!  I'm SO excited that the Lake Superior Zoo has added yet another monkey to their family and to say they're cute is an understatement!!!  This is the second Angolan Colobus Monkey born at the Lake Superior Zoo and by the picture you can see they are best of friends!

My husband and I have a wood burner so we are very conscious of where we can get the wood we burn.  We found that there are certain counties in Wisconsin that won't allow the transport of wood across county lines due to gypsy moths and the emerald ash borer beetle.  I was surprised to hear that they are now as close as the City of Superior!