Minnesota chose the common loon as its state bird in 1961 because lawmakers and bird experts agreed that no other animal ...

Outdoor recreation in Minnesota isn’t for the faint of heart. We spent a day at an ice fishing competition in the Land of ...

When you visit Nashville, Broadway is usually the first stop for tourists. However, more visitors are now making a lake day ...

There was something magical about summer vacation as a kid. Spending time away from home with family, while enjoying new ...

In Arizona in 1971, a thermometer showed 40 degrees below zero, a reading that turned out to be the lowest temperature ever ...

Hours after a dramatic military operation ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro from power and removed him from the country ...

Members of the Texas National Guard at a U.S. Army Reserve Training Center in Elwood, Ill., a suburb of Chicago, in October.Credit...Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times National Guard: President ...

The forest’s Lost Forty area preserves 144 acres of old-growth red and white pine trees that somehow escaped the logger’s saw during Minnesota’s timber boom – some of these giants have been standing ...

Walker, Minnesota sits like a hidden jewel on the shores of massive Leech Lake, offering retirees a chance to stretch their ...

Shakopee, Minn. — The 2026 Minnesota Sportsmen’s Show is set for Friday through Sunday at Canterbury Park in Shakopee. The ...

A former music teacher who spent childhood summers at Park Rapids resorts is now running one herself, with a five-year ...