With cold weather hanging out well into April and area lakes still covered in lots of ice, we looked at the latest ice-outs historically around Northern Minnesota.
5 years ago a triathlon athlete suffered 25 bites from an otter during a swim at Island Lake, and now an 11 year old suffered injures from an otter at the lake.
The threat of invasive species in the Land of 10,000 Lakes has been around for many years. One county in the state is stepping up efforts to fight the spread of these unwanted aquatic hitchhikers, which raises the question, should others follow suit?
If you were lucky enough to find some open water to fish for the Minnesota fishing opener, this may make you look at your catch a little differently. In a study performed by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, disturbing results show chemicals and substances in many of the state's lakes that include things like cocaine, DEET, caffeine, and others.
Can you imagine, you slice a ball into the lake at a golf course and you see a sharks fin swim by? Better let that ball stay in the lake...... No worries this course is not here in the Northland, but at a golf course in Australia. App...