Commission calls on state to fund repairs to dam
The Coon Rapids Regional Dam Commission is recommending more than $17 million in upgrades be made to the dam on the Mississippi River, which it proposes should be funded by the state.
Chris Niskanen: At 87, Bill Erickson of Fridley is still chasing bluegills
ST. MICHAEL, Minn. — Sitting in his portable fish house on Pelican Lake, a school of bluegills swimming below, Bill Erickson was in his element.
Enjoy winter? Sure, it’s only natural
Regardless of how much you may love nature and the outdoors, at the first sign of yet another Ohio winter many of us make plans to hibernate or, better yet, flee. We dread the bitter cold, dry heat, gray days and endless windshield scraping. Winter in Ohio marks that time of year when venturing outside is done in short spurts and walking on pavement becomes not only unpleasant but downright …