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    June 11, 2017
    After going for a swim at the Detroit Lakes beach, multiple children reported experiencing swimmer's itch. Symptoms can be alleviated with over-the-counter antihistamines or anti-itch creams. Special to Forum News Service
    Swimmer's itch hits Minnesota's lake country early
    DETROIT LAKES, Minn.—Unfortunately, the term "swimmer's itch" does not refer to that nagging desire you get to jump in the lake after a...
    NewsJune 11, 2017 - 8:30am
    Another coho salmon comes aboard Greg Massoglia's boat during a morning of trolling on Lake Superior near Saxon Harbor, Wis., on an early June morning. Sam Cook / Forum News Service
    Wisconsin angler prefers hooking salmon than prized Superior lake trout
    SAXON, Wis. — Greg Massoglia's gaze swept across Lake Superior on this June morning, and he liked what he saw. Not another boat in sight....
    sportsJune 11, 2017 - 7:15am
    June 10, 2017
    Sam Thompson removes the arrow on another bigmouth buffalo fish added to the take from Lac qui Parle Lake while bowfishing on June 1. Tom Cherveny / Forum News Service
    Open season on excitement
    WATSON, Minn. — Chuck Ellingson makes it his business at the Watson Hunting Camp to introduce hunters to some of the best opportunities...
    sports/outdoorsJune 10, 2017 - 12:24pm
    June 9, 2017
    A male sage grouse gets its first look at its new home after being trapped in Wyoming, flown to North Dakota and released in a State Game and Fish Department project to try to save the bird from completely disappearing from some of its native ground. Lauren Donovan / Bismarck Tribune file photo
    Ag groups weigh review of sage grouse plan
    WASHINGTON — U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on June 7 said his agency will review and possibly modify its plans for protecting the...
    NewsJune 9, 2017 - 5:59pm
    June 8, 2017
    This is the bighead carp taken by a bowfisher in a private gravel pit near Redwood Falls, Minn., on June 4, 2017. It weighed 61.7 pounds and was 47 1/2 inches long. Submitted photo.
    Minnesota's largest invasive carp taken near Redwood Falls
    REDWOOD FALLS, Minn. — A bow angler fishing in a private gravel pit near Redwood Falls on Sunday, June 4 caught the largest invasive carp...
    NewsJune 8, 2017 - 2:16pm
    June 7, 2017
    The emerald ash borer is a small, metallic green beetle native to Asia that is about 1/2 inch long and 1/8 inch wide. Photo by Marianne Prue, Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry, Bugwood.org
    Tiny beetle poses big threat to northern Minnesota trees
    ALEXANDRIA, Minn. — Alexandria is preparing for an invasion. A tiny beetle about a half-inch long could wipe out the most popular kind...
    NewsJune 7, 2017 - 9:02am
    June 4, 2017
    Brad Dokken
    Brad Dokken: Dayton signs outdoors legislation
    Muzzleloader hunters in Minnesota will be able to use magnifying scopes on their guns, blaze pink will be allowed for hunters in the field, and...
    sports/outdoorsJune 4, 2017 - 2:13pm
    052817.O.DNT.DivideC3 -- Bicyclists ride a gravel road in the 2010 Tour Divide, a 2,745-mile race between Banff, Alberta, and the Mexico border roughly following the Continental Divide. Seven cyclists from the Duluth area will attempt the race this year. Photo courtesy of the Adventure Cycling Association
    Epic ride: 7 Duluth-area mountain bikers aiming to complete 2,745-mile tour
    DULUTH, Minn. — Jeremy Kershaw had his heart checked out to make sure he was fit enough for the grueling mountain bike race he plans to...
    sports/outdoorsJune 4, 2017 - 10:17am
    Lake of the Woods School Phenology Club members collect aquatic insects to study May 25 in the pond that's part of the school forest adjacent to the school. (Submitted photo)
    School forests provide outdoor learning opportunities
    BAUDETTE, Minn.—The land—and the critters that live there—was just waiting to be studied and explored. That's exactly what...
    sports/outdoorsJune 4, 2017 - 7:16am
    June 2, 2017
    Scott Rall: Little ones abound
    BY SCOTT RALL Daily Globe outdoors columnist It was a busy weekend in the wildlife habitat world for this guy. I was really busy finishing up my food plots.
    sports/outdoorsJune 2, 2017 - 1:58pm
    May 30, 2017
    Suzanne Keithley-Myers talks about a meat allergy she developed as a result of a tick bite. Keithley-Myers was diagnosed with an allergy is called alpha-gal after a tick bite. People that have alpha-gal allergies are allergic to carbohydrates that are found in red meat. Clint Austin / Forum News Service
    Mammal malady: Tick bite blamed for allergy to beef, pork, venison
    DULUTH, Minn. — It was last June, and Suzanne Keithley-Myers was driving back to her family's Duluth Township home after mushroom hunting...
    NewsMay 30, 2017 - 7:10am
    May 28, 2017
    Illustration by Mike Jacobs
    Always in Season: The sora surprises again and again
    The sora is a surprising bird. Here is what The American Museum of Natural History, in "Birds of North America," has to say about the bird: "Despite...
    sports/outdoorsMay 28, 2017 - 3:31pm
    Motorized louver systems provide ample sunlight when open (left) and protection from elements when closed (right). Deckmasters / Special to The Forum
    Seeking an outdoor oasis: Pergolas create room-like space
    They're prominent on Pinterest, the star of HGTV and the epitome of Joanna Gaines' style. Pergolas dominate the outdoor landscaping scene, adding...
    NewsMay 28, 2017 - 8:53am
    May 25, 2017
    Grand Forks Central graduate Andrew Towne, seen in an earlier photo here, completed the Seven Summits late Wednesday night by climbing Mount Everest. Submitted photo.
    Grand Forks native scales Mount Everest, completes the Seven Summits
    GRAND FORKS — Andrew Towne has reached the top of the world. The 2000 Grand Forks Central graduate summited Mount Everest late Wednesday...
    sportsMay 25, 2017 - 5:43pm
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    Texas man lands record-setting largemouth bass using a chicken McNugget as bait
    DALLAS - After Matthew McNellis and his girlfriend tried every lure in their tackle box and still came up emptyhanded, they figured they'd try...
    sportsMay 25, 2017 - 5:12pm
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