Buzzing for Bees This Weekend in Carlton
CARLTON, Minn. - The inaugural Honey Bee Folk Festival begins Friday, August 3 and will run through Saturday, August 4 with fun for the whole family. On Friday, the honey…
Mining & Environmental News
Duluth Elks, Volunteers Teaching Kids to Fish
DULUTH, Minn. - Happening Saturday, July 28, more than 50 children from across the Northland will take part in a fun-filled day of events at Boulder Lake near Duluth. The Duluth…
Cleveland-Cliffs’ Nashwauk Land Acquisition Upheld in Court Ruling
DULUTH, Minn. - Cleveland Cliffs announced Monday that the United State Bankruptcy Court reaffirmed the 2017 Cliffs acquisition of the land in Nashwauk. The ruling resolved the land dispute between Cliffs and Glacier Park Iron Ore Properties LLC ruling in…
Group Seeks Another Environmental Review for PolyMet Mine
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A clean water group has petitioned state and federal regulators for another environmental review for the planned PolyMet copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota. The project has already undergone an extensive environmental review, and PolyMet is…
MPCA Awaits Its Turn To Clean Up Minnesota Slip
DULUTH, Minn.- The Minnesota Slip seawall reconstruction project continues. We spoke with officials at Minnesota Pollution Control Agency who say the project is a long time coming, practically for over 20 years.…
Chippewa Capital Partners Satisfies Terms for Mineral Lease Reinstatement
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Governor Mark Dayton announced Wednesday that Chippewa Capital Partners has satisfied all of the terms necessary to reinstate its state mineral leases, for a proposed Nashwauk mining project. “The project’s emergence from bankruptcy in December 2017…
Great Outdoors: UMD Land Lab
DULUTH, Minn. - The University of Minnesota Duluth Land Lab was recently voted one of the top college farms in the country. The UMD Land Lab is a thirty acre…
Environmental Groups File BWCA Mining Lawsuit
DULUTH, Minn. – A lawsuit was filed Monday morning by conservation groups The Wilderness Society, Center for Biological Diversity, and the Izaak Walton League of America, all represented by Earthjustice, to challenge the reinstatement of federal mining leases near the…
Lawsuit Challenges Federal Leases for Planned Minnesota Mine
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Nine Minnesota businesses that rely on the Boundary Waters Canoe Area have sued the Interior Department, challenging its decision to reinstate the federal mineral rights leases for the planned Twin Metals copper-nickel mine near Ely. The lawsuit…
Sen. Tina Smith's PolyMet Land Swap Amendment Clears Senate
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A bill containing a provision from Sen. Tina Smith to complete a land exchange between PolyMet Mining Corp. and the federal government has cleared the Senate. The Minnesota Democrat's amendment is part of a big defense bill…
Visit Cook County for New and Exciting Adventures this Summer
DULUTH, Minn. - Summer in the Northland can be one of the most beautiful times of the year and up the North Shore, there's no shortage of entertainment when it comes…
Beautiful Butterflies Back at Lake Superior Zoo
DULUTH, Minn. - After months of cold and snow and back by popular demand, butterflies have fluttered their way back into the Lake Superior Zoo for yet another summer. Mother Nature forced…
AICHO Unveils New Mural In Downtown Duluth
DULUTH, Minn. - The American Indian community housing organization's second indigenous mural project in Duluth was unveiled. It's located at 2301 W. Superior St. The mural is a collaboration with the…
Community Paddle Begins at Barker's Island
SUPERIOR, Wisc. - Happening Tuesday evening, residents in the Twin Ports have the chance to paddle board for free at Barker's Island. Stand Up Paddle Boarding (SUP) Duluth is once again hosting…
Husky Energy Holds Open House to Answer Community Questions
SUPERIOR, Wis. - For the first time since a major fire and explosion in April, Husky Energy is meeting with the public and answering their questions about the state of their…
