(Sign up for the Minnesota Star Tribune’s Lakes Country newsletter, covering Brainerd, Bemidji and beyond.) BEMIDJI – Students splashed in sidewalk puddles of melted snow on their walk home from J.W.

As part of the public input process, the DNR will host an open house on Tuesday, March 24, from 5 to 7 p.m., at the Jacob V.

Anglers were checked on Lake of the Woods. Fishing has slowed. Access on the lake was challenging during a ground b ...

Anglers were also contacted. CO Jamus Veit (Bemidji #1) attended training at Camp Ripley and spent most of the rest of the week patrolling snowmobile trails and area lakes. Trail conditions continued ...

Visitors – and potential Hubbard County residents – are looking for places to hike, fish, climb, camp and other outdoor ...

After the June storm left it homeless, the Loon Country Arts has moved its gallery and operations into the 116-year-old ...

The International Festival of Owls is being held March 6-8 in Houston, Minn. Given that our great state is home to a dozen owl species, it’s fitting that such a festival exists in the state.

Itasca State Park – a roughly 30,370-acre complex and the second largest in the Minnesota State Park system – is heavily used ...

Adventures in Lifelong Learning begins its spring 2026 season on March 10 and will continue from 10 to 11 a.m. each Tuesday ...

Sharie Linke will provide a spring 2026 Trip Talk at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 10, at t Senior Center, 216 Third St. NW. "Come and enjoy homemade treats while hearing ...

After a spectacular regular season, Bemidji High School boys basketball senior Jaxon Boschee is being recognized for it. Boschee has been named a finalist for the MBCA McDonald Award, given out ...