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Bovey Coleraine Youth Center Fund Raiser

Mark your calendars for Satuday, Sept 5, 8 am to 1 pm, the Bovey Coleraine Youth Center will be having a rummage sale fund raiser at the youth center. There are lots of back to school clothing, and tons of miscellaneous. The Youth Center is located across from the Bovey post office, on main ...

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Confessions of a Tree Hugger

by Barry BabcockI am lucky – I own and live on eighty acres of forested land with a diverse plant community. Living amidst these trees, shrubs, and herbs and forbs has given me a different perspective.Living with and amongst trees makes me believe that they are undeniably the most important ...

Esh-ke-bug-e-coshe the Great Chief of the Chippewa

by Barry BabcockSometimes it may happen that one interested in the history of human events stumbles upon a personality of such immense proportions and who for some unknown reason has slipped through the cracks of our national recognition.So it is that I stumbled onto William Whipple Warren and the ...

ITASCA GREENHOUSE: Growing Trees for a Green World

by Margaret A. HaapojaA sea of green—thousands of tiny tree seedlings--stretches out in front of us as we walk with Bill Sayward through one of his greenhouses. Soft tamarack needles recently pruned beg to be touched, and the sharp scent of balsam poplar perfumes the air.Bill and Cathy Sayward ...

EAB: The Morning After

by Kathleen PreeceFor a time, we thought we might be safe. We found out, we aren’t. The emerald ash borer, or “EAB” as it is commonly (but not affectionately) referred to, has shown its beetle face among the ash trees of St. Paul. So far the borers, which threaten Minnesota's 900 million ash ...

Star Island: Cass Lake's Treasure Island

By Barry W. Babcock“In the United States there is more space where nobody is than where anybody is. That is what makes America what it is.” Gertrude SteinThere is arguably no island in Minnesota as famous for its human history and natural history as Star Island of Cass Lake. The numerous unique ...

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Firefighters save Brainerd home - Brainerd Daily Dispatch

Firefighters save Brainerd homeBrainerd Daily DispatchThe Brainerd Fire Department was called to a house fire at around 6 pm Friday at a home at 231 North First Ave. ...

This was Brainerd

[20 years ago (1990) - Is a list of so-called oddballs and misfits circulating in the Crow Wing County court house? John Morgan says there is and wonders if he is on it. ...

Beltrami County prepares residents for flooding - WQOW TV News 18

Beltrami County prepares residents for floodingWQOW TV News 18AP - March 13, 2010 6:14 AM ET BEMIDJI, Minn. (AP) - Officials in Bemidji and Beltrami Co ...

24th Annual DeKrey Scholarship Contest set for March 27

BEMIDJI, Minn. (March 12, 2010) — The 24th Annual DeKrey Scholarship Concert will feature Bemidji State University student vocalists in a competition ...

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Reduced – TOP Lake lot in Brainerd, MN

Reduced – TOP Lake lot in Brainerd, MN {Possible Development Opportunities}550+ ft of beautiful lakeshore, 1.8 acres, gentle elevation, panoramic view on Rice Lake and the Mississippi River. ...

Free SXSW Music Sampler from NPR

I don't know about you, but I love free music! Download a free 11-song sampler of the artists featured by NPR Music and public radio stations at this March's South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas. ...

Itasca State Park

Park Rapids, MN is the gateway to the Mississippi River. We are the keepers of this natural wonder. How lucky we are. Itasca State Park is a very beautiful and majestic place. ...

Testing Technology

The Aiptek HD 1080I can't go head-to-head with Nate on technology, but I pulled a little weight and am testing my own video technology this week. ICTV will be teaching a Camp Discovery class this summer and we need some kid-friendly cameras. ...

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