January 17, 2013 Finland, like Minnesota and Wisconsin, experiences cold winters with quite a bit of snow. During those cold winter months, we do our best to enjoy the weather and even laugh in the face of extreme cold with events like the Polar Bear Plunge. The folks in Finland have another plunging and swimming cold weather event sure to give you a shiver.
December 26, 2012 Living here in The Great White North we all know that the snow and cold can make the simplest tasks a hassle, like taking out the garbage. Well this Canadian Dad decided to have a little fun, and maybe scare his neighbors too.
December 26, 2012 Have you ever wanted to be a part of a Guiness World Record? Here's a chance for you to do that, and help out a great cause! Make your Mark: Angels for a Cause will be held on Saturday, February 9 at UMD. Gates open at 9:30 a.m. and angels begin at 11 a.m.
December 18, 2012 Last winter offered very little snow for Harry Welty to satisfy his annual winter tradition of creating a snow sculpture in his front yard at the intersection of 21st Avenue East and 4th Street in East Duluth. While it hasn't completely stuck around through the entire region, there has been enough snow for him to create his latest creation.
December 18, 2012 Drivers who travel past the intersection of 4th Street and 21st Avenue East in Duluth during the winter months have grown accustomed to seeing snow sculptures in the yard of Harry Welty, who lives right on the corner of the two intersecting streets. In the 25 years Welty has been carving snow statues in his yard, none have been quite as meaningful as the one currently on display.
December 8, 2012 We've been upgraded. The winter storm watch that was issued yesterday has been upgraded by the National Weather Service to a winter storm warning - and the snowfall predictions have gone up too.
December 7, 2012 As computer models continue to refine what is going to happen with this weekend's weather, one thing is becoming more evident: Duluth, Superior, the Arrowhead, Iron Range, and Northwestern Wisconsin can expect a significant amount of snow this weekend.
November 23, 2012 While a few lake effect snowflakes continue to fall in the later hours of Black Friday 2012, snowfall totals are coming in from around the area. The snow, which made travel very difficult through much of Minnesota and Wisconsin Thanksgiving and Black Friday definitely added up in some portions of the region.
November 21, 2012 As reported earlier, the possibility of winter weather threatening travel and activities for Thanksgiving and Black Friday in the Twin Ports was looming. The National Weather Service has now made it official.
November 21, 2012 While weather for travelers in Northern Minnesota and Northern Wisconsin will be nice on Thanksgiving morning, wintry conditions will be making their way into the Twin Ports region by Thursday night and Friday - making travel a little more difficult for holiday drivers and shoppers.
November 9, 2012 A little over a month ago, the Weather Channel announced plans to name winter storms, using a system similar to that used for naming hurricanes. With the first major storm of the season hitting the Eastern Seaboard this week, the National Weather Service shared their thoughts of the naming plan.
October 25, 2012 As a large storm system continues to move through the area, bringing with it colder temperatures, mixed precipitation and snow is expected through the morning and into the lunch hour today.
