Chester Bowl Closing Day is 'Bittersweet' After Short Ski Season
DULUTH, Minn. -- It was closing day today at Chester Bowl and plenty of skiers and snowboarders were getting in their last runs of the season. It's been a short season at…
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Wildcat Sanctuary Roaring After 25 Years
The idea was to rescue some wild animals--maybe a bobcat or two. Twenty-five years later, it covers acres and acres and has big cats from around the world. Lions, tigers and more now live near…
Soo Locks Announce Start of Shipping Season
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. -- The Soo Locks have announced when they will be opening up for traffic, marking the beginning of the 2024 Great Lakes Shipping Season. The Locks will open March 22 at 6pm which coincides with the…
Wildfire Season Starting Early DNR Advises Homeowners
DULUTH, Minn. -- With warmer temperatures and little snow this winter, the DNR says the potential for wildfires will be high this year. In the last two and a half weeks, the DNR has…
Mild Winter Could Lead to Earlier than Normal Bear Activity
CLOQUET, Minn. -- Most years, the Northland will start waking up from its winter slumber during the latter part of March and early April. But this year, after an anything but typical winter, we may…
Great Lakes Aquarium Educates Public On Invasive Species
DULUTH, Minn. -- It's National Invasive Species Awareness Week and the Great Lakes Aquarium is educating the public all about them. When invasive species are in a spot they don't belong in and do…
Drone Helps Find Missing Pine County Man
A new technology involving drones helped find the body of a missing Pine County man with dementia. The 86-year-old man was last seen near the Nemadji State Forest, which is a vast area…
Martens, Owls, Ermine, the Unexpected
"Not only are you able to actually see nature. There's a lot of travels I do, and I don't see any animals, hardly any birds, and to be able to have this in…
Boats, Bikes, Bobbers, Booths Bountiful
The Northland's winter weather may have us a bit unnerved, but there is still a place you can go to know that all is still right with the world. The Duluth Sport Show is…
Wreck Of Ship That Sank In 1940 Found In Lake Superior
WHITEFISH POINT, Mich. (AP) — Shipwreck hunters have discovered a merchant ship that sank in Lake Superior in 1940, taking its captain with it, during a storm off Michigan’s Upper…
ALS Black Woods Blizzard Tour Does Not "Surrender" to Lack of Snow
Snowmobile trails across the area are closed or have limited amounts of snow, making tough sledding impossible sledding. For some people it is just an inconvenience, but if you are putting together a snowmobile tour fundraiser, it could be a…
Outdoor Hockey Rinks Struggling To Keep Up This Year
DULUTH, Minn. -- The Executive Director of the Duluth Amateur Hockey Association or DAHA is calling it a tough year for outdoor hockey rinks. DAHA has over 70 years of history managing outdoor rinks…
Zoo Animals Entertained by Duluth Fire Hoses
Many of us have kicked around in the garage and found that old garden hose that isn't any good anymore. But what if you're in the local fire station and it's fire hose you're talking about? Well, you take it…
UMD Professor Talks on the Impacts of Mild Winters Has on Ice and Water
DULUTH, Minn. -- A winter with warm temperatures and minimal snowfall has significant impacts on the environment. We talked to a specialist about how ice and water are affected during mild winters. UMD Professor Jay…
Wildfire Fighters Wanted: Minnesota DNR
Even with the mild winter, concern over grass and forest fires might seem a ways off. But that is not delaying the Minnesota DNR in looking for additional wildfire fighters. The agency says it is looking to fill two different…
