Outdoors

Kayakers paddle down Minnehaha Creek
[Outdoors]
Kayak the Creek to Get a New View of the Twin Cities

Take an urban paddle adventure along Minnehaha Creek.

Fireflies in a field
[Outdoors]
A Firefly Viewing Guide
A pink lotus
[Outdoors]
Learn from the Lotus: Allow Yourself to Bloom
Helicopter seeds
[Outdoors]
Did You Know Those 'Helicopter' Seeds Are Edible?
Members of the Lake Minnetonka Sailing School on the water.
[Outdoors]
Lake Minnetonka Sailing School Teaches Skills On and Off the Water

The Lake Minnetonka Sailing School offers students a way to learn how to sail and get outside during the summer months.

A frozen puddle
[Outdoors]
The Astonishing Beauty of Puddles in Spring

As winter gives way to spring, the season of physics begins.

Sun peeks through the snowy trees on a winter morning.
[Outdoors]
The Bright Side of Winter

Writer Anne Marie Ruff Grewal reflects on the daily brilliance of winter.

Christmas trees on a Christmas tree farm
[Outdoors]
How to Pick the Perfect Christmas Tree

The University of Minnesota Extension’s horticulture experts offer a few tips for picking the perfect Christmas tree this year.

Tracks from someone sliding on the ice in winter boots.
[Outdoors]
November in Minnesota Signals Start of Winter—But That's Not a Bad Thing

Writer Anne Marie Ruff Grewal gives a fresh perspective on an unpopular month.

Fall colors in Minnesota
[Outdoors]
Writer Reflects on Minnesota's Fall Colors

In October, the trees are shutting down their solar factories for the winter, and celebrating with a grand show of fall colors.

A thick cluster of the autumn coral root orchid.
[Outdoors]
Meet the Mysterious Cousin of the Minnesota State Flower

The Minnesota state flower, the lady’s slipper, is an orchid. Columnist Anne Marie Ruff Grewal ruminates on another woodland orchid.

[Outdoors]
51st Annual Minnesota Bound Crappie Contest

The 2019 Minnesota Bound Crappie Contest was held in May at Lord Fletcher’s on Lake Minnetonka. The event raised thousands of dollars for Fishing For Life, offered prizes to anglers, and promoted family-friendly fish fun in the sun. 

An overhead shot of North Shore Marina, which offers boat storage and maintenance on Lake Minnetonka.
[Outdoors]
'10,000 Lakes and This is the Best One,' North Shore Marina Owner Says

The owner of North Shore Marina shares his Lake Minnetonka boating adventures.

A woman bikes during a Minnesota summer.
[Outdoors]
How to Make the Most of Summer in Minnesota

Minnesotans live for the summer. Every year when the days get longer and sunnier, our spirits begin to lighten, too.

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