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Ice houses can be seen behind huge hunks of ice that jut forth from a pressure ridge on Red Lake in Minnesota. Tyler Shoberg / West Fargo Pioneer

Open Season: Good fish come to those who work

A slab of sapphire ice a foot-and-a-half thick and the size of a dinner table jutted forth from Red Lake like the monolith from 2001: A Space Odyssey. Around it,...

outdoors Wed, Feb 15, 2012 - 12:00am

The first grouse bagged of the trip came as a surprise, bursting from behind the hunters, but it made the mistake of flying straight down the trail for an easy shot. Submitted by Erin Shoberg

Open Season: Tough to beat a Minnesota ruffed grouse hunt

As my dog and I rounded the bend, the birch-laded woods appeared to part like intricately painted cardboard props in a Shakespearian play. A stick- and leaf-strewn path popped into...

outdoors Wed, Oct 19, 2011 - 12:00am

Tradition of trees: Cupkie Christmas Village celebrates 11th holiday season

news Mon, Dec 06, 2010 - 9:20am

The 15-acre WCROC is celebrating 100 years.

Home & Garden: Research center at Morris home to delightful garden experience

Just a two hour drive southeast will take you to Morris, Minn., for a delightful garden experience. Morris is home to the West Central Research and Outreach Center (WCROC). It...

home & garden Wed, Aug 18, 2010 - 12:00am

Boats cruise a central Minnesota lake during fishing opener Saturday, May 15.

Open Season: If it seems to good to be true, it is - especially on fishing opener

As my grandfather, Vern Drechsel, skillfully played his first walleye of Minnesota's fishing opener into the awaiting landing net, it donned on me that something wasn't quite right. I pondered...

outdoors / sports Wed, May 19, 2010 - 12:00am

High Banks Resort to offer discount to veterans

In appreciation of veterans who have proudly served their country, High Banks Resort on Minnesota's Lake Winnibigoshish is extending a special offer this summer. The north-central Minnesota resort is offering...

outdoors Wed, Apr 28, 2010 - 9:39am

The author casts a shadow, and a fishing line, into the murky waters of the Leaf River in central Minnesota. Tyler Shoberg/The Pioneer

Open Season: Time spent outdoors is a blessing - even on Easter Sunday

Adorned in their Easter finest, families cruised down the road en route to small-town churches for Sunday service. In similar fashion, I had donned my best fishing clothes - ratty...

sports / outdoors Wed, Apr 07, 2010 - 12:00am

UNCHARTED TERRITORY: F-M braces for record flood; rural evacuations ongoing

A flood fight that was supposed to be 95 percent buttoned up in Fargo-Moorhead on Wednesday morning morphed into a 100 percent battle by 1 p.m., as the forecast for...

Thu, Mar 26, 2009 - 8:33am