Crane Lake News

Erik Simula is seen here during his 1,000-mile trip across the waters of Minnesota in his birch bark canoe.

I attended the recent meeting in Cook to discuss reductions to ISD 2142 district schools.

CRANE LAKE AREA The Namakan River and Sandpoint Lake are producing walleyes in 12 to 15 feet, mainly on minnows.

The morning of May 9 was not all that miserable, given standards long established for the Minnesota fishing opener.

In 2007, Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced his initiative to buy 2,500 acres of land along Lake Vermilion in northeastern Minnesota.

Changes are needed if Ditch 16 near Clitherall Lake will do what it was designed to do several decades ago.

A new bill proposes closing all the Department of Natural Resources fish hatcheries by 2014.

A front-end loader dumps a bucket full of copper and nickel ore into a 40-ton truck at the Podolsky Mine in Sudbury, Ontario.

In state government, a $150,000 annual budget doesn't seem like all that much. But for the newly established Lessard Outdoor Heritage Council, it's suddenly become a bit of a hurdle.

Legislation providing the Lessard Outdoor Heritage Council with a loan for operating expenses cleared a House environment finance committee today, but not before additional requirements were added.

Lake Crystal Police Chief and state Rep. Tony Cornish is backing a change in state law to allow people to carry uncased weapons in their vehicles, putting him in a familiar position of backing a gun law that ...

The red and white Aviat Husky airplane buzzed loudly as its wheels left the runway at Einarson Flying Service Friday morning.