A blue-green algae bloom on Peltier Lake, near Lino Lakes, Minn., on July 18, 2017. When lake temperatures warm, blue-green algae thrives, often forming in thick, pea-soup colored blooms that spread out across the surface of lakes. Dan Kraker / MPR News

Northland Outdoors 11:51 am, Jun. 21, 2021

Hot weather fuels early algae blooms on Minnesota lakes

Due to a lack of rain and drought conditions across much of Minnesota, water levels in many lakes and rivers are low, which also helps the water heat up faster.

Freshwater drum on the Manitoba side of the Red River, such as this fish caught in June 2010 below the St. Andrews Lock and Dam in Lockport, Man., have been found to live upwards of 60 years. (Photo/ Brad Dokken, Grand Forks Herld)

Northland Outdoors 8:00 am, Jun. 19, 2021

Sheepshead in the Red River Basin live a long time, aging study suggests

In this photo taken April 8, 1999, LeRoy Chiovitte is reflected in the glass case surrounding his Minnesota state-record walleye catch from 1979. Chiovitte died in 2019, but the record still stands 42 years later. (Josh Meltzer / News Tribune)

Northland Outdoors 7:00 pm, Jun. 18, 2021

Myers: Minnesota state record walleye needs a permanent home

Five adult northern flying squirrels peek out from a hole in an aspen tree in Northeastern Minnesota. The range of northern flying squirrels is moving north rapidly and they are being replaced by southern flying squirrels which are not native to the region. (Photo courtesy of Paul Sundberg)

Northland Outdoors 6:30 pm, Jun. 18, 2021

As climate warms, northern flying squirrels are moving out of the Northland

Emergency workers in the water and a boat check out a possible contact during the search for a drowning victim on the St. Louis River just downstream of Boy Scout Landing on Wednesday, June 9, 2021. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)

Northland Outdoors 3:28 pm, Jun. 18, 2021

Uptick in Minnesota boating deaths highlights safety risks, precautions

Eric Rogne of West Fargo was one of the drivers behind legislation to establish what is known today as the General Game and Habitat License. The 1981 bill to establish what then was known as the General Game and Habitat Stamp this year marks its 40th anniversary. (Photo courtesy of Eric Rogne)

Northland Outdoors 2:00 pm, Jun. 18, 2021

North Dakota's landmark habitat stamp conservation program reaches 40 years

Northland Outdoors 10:00 am, Jun. 17, 2021

Northland Outdoors Forecast: Father's Day Weekend Weather

One of the main attractions drawing visitors to Grand Portage State Park is Minnesota's highest waterfall, the 120-foot High Falls of the Pigeon River, which straddles the international border between the United States and Canada. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources photo.

Northland Outdoors 8:00 am, Jun. 17, 2021

Minnesota's Backyard: At the tip of the Arrowhead, shared waterfalls at Grand Portage State Park

About 40 ducklings swim behind a female common merganser on Lake Bemidji on Monday evening, June 14, 2021, near Library Park. (Jillian Gandsey / Bemidji Pioneer)

Northland Outdoors 11:30 am, Jun. 16, 2021

Female merganser raising 40 ducklings on Lake Bemidji

Landowners interested in posting their land electronically for the 2021-22 hunting season can do so by logging into their account on the North Dakota Game and Fish Department website.
Photo / North Dakota Game and Fish Department.

Northland Outdoors 10:47 am, Jun. 15, 2021

Doug Leier: North Dakota electronic posting enrollment deadline July 15

Minnesota will hold its first teal-only duck hunting season from Sept. 4-8, 2021, as one of several changes to the state's waterfowl huting regulations. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service)

Northland Outdoors 10:44 am, Jun. 15, 2021

Minnesota sets date for first early teal-hunting season in state history

Detroit Lakes resident Kay N. Larson, at right, was accompanied by her son, Brooks Larson, and daughter, Alexa Larson-Thorisch, when she went to Upstream Sucker Creek on Friday, May 28, to view the new sign that she had donated to the nature preserve. The sign stands next to another that was installed after the passing of her husband, C. Leroy Larson, in 2012. (Vicki Gerdes / Tribune)

Northland Outdoors 7:00 pm, Jun. 13, 2021

Sign installed at Minnesota preserve extols its natural treasures

Opportunities to cool off in the water are attracting many visitors to state parks. Swimmers at Sibley State Park enjoy the cool waters of Lake Andrew on June 9.
Tom Cherveny/West Central Tribune

Northland Outdoors 12:57 pm, Jun. 13, 2021

Minnesota state parks remain a 'hot' destination

Joanne Davidson of Duluth heads to the dock with help John Lindgren of Duluth during the Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute Northland fishing contest on Saturday, June 5, 2021, on Fish Lake Reservoir north of Duluth. (Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com)

Northland Outdoors 8:00 am, Jun. 13, 2021

Courage Kenny clients treated to day of fishing, fun and friendship on Duluth-area reservoir

Steve Vilks of Naples, Fla., landed a walleye on Lake Winnibigoshish on Saturday, the opening day of the 2021 Minnesota inland fishing season. Dennis Anderson / Minneapolis Star Tribune / TNS

Northland Outdoors 6:00 am, Jun. 12, 2021

Column: The time is now for fishing the peak of the Minnesota season

Tony Mariotti of Detroit Lakes, Minn., with a walleye caught July 24, 2019, from a Becker County lake. Mariotti says walleyes are very active on lakes around Detroit Lakes, Pelican Rapids and Fergus Falls right now. Contributed photo

Northland Outdoors 11:54 am, Jun. 11, 2021

McFeely Mess podcast: Water temperatures climbing sharply in Minnesota lakes

Ann Zavoral lands the first walleye of the day Sunday, June 6, 2021 near Oak Island on Lake of the Woods. Zavoral and her husband, Pat, of Fargo, have a lake home on Flag Island and have spent most of their time on the island since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo by Eric Hylden/Grand Forks Herald

Northland Outdoors 10:42 am, Jun. 11, 2021

Driving isn't yet an option, but a fine adventure still awaits Northwest Angle visitors

Legion Lake (here on July 19, 2020) in Custer State Park is a popular spot for kayaking and canoeing in the Black Hills. (Christopher Vondracek / Forum News Service)

Northland Outdoors 8:03 am, Jun. 11, 2021

'Be ready for a wilderness experience': five spots for paddling South Dakota's waters

Photo / North Dakota Game and Fish Department

Northland Outdoors 7:30 pm, Jun. 10, 2021

Drought likely to impact duck production in North Dakota, Game and Fish Department says

Northland Outdoors 7:00 pm, Jun. 10, 2021

When thick weeds pose a fishing challenge, try a power drop

Northland Outdoors 10:00 am, Jun. 10, 2021

Northland Outdoors Forecast: Sunny and breezy afternoons

For generations, young visitors like this one have come to the beach at Zippel Bay State Park, on Lake of the Woods, to cool off during the hottest days of a Minnesota summer. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources photo.

Northland Outdoors 7:20 am, Jun. 10, 2021

Minnesota's Backyard: Woods, wildlife, water access, and free A/C, at Zippel Bay State Park

Brett Stimac of Brainerd posted this photo of himself on social media after killing a giant black bear on the Red Lake Indian Reservation in 2019. He was sentenced in federal court Wednesday to 15 months in prison for poaching the bear. (Contributed photo)

Crime and Courts 5:13 pm, Jun. 9, 2021

Brainerd man gets 15 months in prison for poaching black bear

A flight of anglers wait to head out fishing during the 2016 ALS fishing tournament on Island Lake north of Duluth. The 26th annual fundraising event, held June 5, raised $200,000 to battle ALS. (Clint Austin / News Tribune File)

Northland Outdoors 12:58 pm, Jun. 8, 2021

Father-son teams dominate dynamic ALS fishing tournament

Advances in technology are providing biologist more accurate information on waterfowl.
Photo courtesy North Dakota Game and Fish Department

Northland Outdoors 11:57 am, Jun. 8, 2021

Doug Leier: GPS study helps shed light on waterfowl migration patterns

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