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Young photographer shoots mushrooms at state park

Anna Rzam, 3, of Park Rapids takes a photo of some colorful mushrooms Wednesday afternoon along the Bog Walk at Lake Bemidji State Park while her parents, Tamara and Eric,...

news Wed, Sep 05, 2012 - 11:34pm

Deer, wolf license deadline Thursday, DNR urges hunters to check preferred areas

BEMIDJI – Hunters who have yet to apply for an either-sex deer permit or wolf hunting and trapping licenses must do so by Thursday. Management designations have changed in many...

sports Wed, Sep 05, 2012 - 2:22pm

Minnesota pheasant numbers up but lag average

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota's pheasant population is up thanks to a mild winter followed by a warm spring, but it's still way below average. The Department of Natural...

sports Wed, Sep 05, 2012 - 9:54am

Brody Coons waits Tuesday morning for the school bus west of Bemidji as the sun rises. With Labor Day past, students returned to classes as the unofficial end to summer passes. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Sun rises over the first day of school in Bemidji

Brody Coons waits Tuesday morning for the school bus west of Bemidji as the sun rises. With Labor Day past, students returned to classes as the unofficial end to summer...

news / education Wed, Sep 05, 2012 - 1:05am

Beltrami County Board: Pilings are a concern for boaters

BEMIDJI — Many boaters who have navigated on the Mississippi River between Lake Irving and Lake Bemidji know of the hazardous pilings that stick up from the bottom, but for...

news Wed, Sep 05, 2012 - 12:56am

DNR names new head of mining division

ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has named a new director of the Lands and Minerals Division. Jess Richards, an 18-year veteran of the Minnesota Pollution Control...

news Fri, Aug 31, 2012 - 1:46am

Minnesota Canoeing Championships Sept. 8 at Irvine Marina in Bemidji

BEMIDJI – The Minnesota Canoe Championships will be held Sept. 8 at the Irvine Warehouse Marina located at 303 Railroad St. SW. The day of racing will feature a 16-mile...

sports Thu, Aug 30, 2012 - 12:50pm

Dillon Engel was one of the first cyclists to cross over the newly built Paul Bunyan State Trail bridge on Wednesday afternoon as the protective fencing came down to officially open the span for public use. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Paul Bunyan State Trail bridge opens to cyclists

Dillon Engel was one of the first cyclists to cross over the newly built Paul Bunyan State Trail bridge on Wednesday afternoon as the protective fencing came down to officially...

news Wed, Aug 29, 2012 - 11:22pm

Black rosy finches are one of three rosy finch species nesting above timberline in North America. Here a juvenile (left) begs from an adult on the Beartooth Plateau in Wyoming. Photos by Keith Corliss

Persistence produces two alpine bird species

Several winters ago I found myself in Colorado just a stone's throw from Guanella Pass. This location - aaccording to Holt's A Birder's Guide to Colorado--was the best one in...

outdoors Wed, Aug 29, 2012 - 12:00am

Chef Coleen Donnelly and Chef Mike Holleman from Indian Harvest talk about innovative ways to incorporate whole grains in meals during Statewide Health Improvement Program school food service training Aug. 14 at Bemidji High School.

SHIP holds food service training

BEMIDJI – The Statewide Health Improvement Program hosted school food service training Aug. 14 at Bemidji High School. The training, which drew 45 participants from 11 school districts, included demonstrations,...

Fri, Aug 24, 2012 - 5:53pm

Red River board to host public meetings in Detroit Lakes

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. – The International Red River Board will host an open house at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Holiday Inn. The purpose of the meeting is to present...

news Fri, Aug 24, 2012 - 4:11am

Bob Sorheim examines cobs of corn on Bob Anderson’s farm north of Solway. Unlike most of Anderson’s crops, the corn is coming along well. Molly Miron | Bemidji Pioneer

Area experiences dry summer

By Molly Miron Special to the Pioneer BEMIDJI – Northern Minnesota hasn’t suffered the record drought of other Midwest venues, but the lack of rain has caused considerable distress. From...

news Fri, Aug 24, 2012 - 1:49am

Mark Lewer of Laporte captured this amazing image of a cedar waxwing eating mountain ash berries in his back yard.

Cedar waxwing dines on berries in Bemidji back yard

Mark Lewer of Laporte captured this amazing image of a cedar waxwing eating mountain ash berries in his back yard.

news Fri, Aug 24, 2012 - 1:26am

Dream turns into a bear

By SAM COOK Forum Communications DULUTH — John Steitz remembers having a dream while he was napping along the Superior Hiking Trail Tuesday afternoon. A very vivid dream. Steitz, 26,...

news Fri, Aug 24, 2012 - 1:06am

Minn. issues 2012 waterfowl hunting regulations

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has issued its annual handbook of waterfowl regulations for the upcoming hunting season. The regular waterfowl season opens statewide...

sports Thu, Aug 23, 2012 - 11:25am

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