summer

2021 has been quite a year - especially here in the Northland.  Besides an ongoing pandemic, we've also battled record drought conditions locally - with our region way behind on average rainfall amounts. That lack of rain and water has caused problems for a lot of people in many different ways.  Fa...

It was a hot, dry summer.

An earlier restriction on logging activity in St. Louis County has been lifted. The Land and Minerals Department made the announcement on Friday, September 3 - ending the almost week-long restrictions on logging activity on county-managed land.

It's over before it even starts - or at least it seems that way.  Living in our part of the country, we embrace the four seasons but forgive us if we are especially partial to the summer months.  Maybe it's because we spend the majority of the year living in less-than-ideal weather conditions; summer allows us the opportunities to throw off the jackets and hats and get outside and enjoy ourselves.

As the extreme drought conditions this summer continue to get worse, officials with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources have enacted water restrictions that cover the majority of the state.

The summer and winter seasons in Minnesota have more in common than you might initially think.

Here's where things stand as of mid-August.

They're not only annoying, they can be deadly. Mosquitoes are often called "Minnesota's state bird".  While their population tends to be more dormant at the start of the season, there's usually a dramatic rise in their numbers towards the back-half of the summer - often overnight.  Th...

A massive beach ball has suddenly appeared in Island Lake and the residents and visitors are loving it!

FOX 21 Chief Meteorologist Sam Gabrielli shared more insight Monday (August 2nd).

We all know that it has been a dry few months and July was no exception in the Twin Ports.

Despite some recent severe weather, things are still dire in Minnesota.