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Duluth biker does double-take after hit-and-run by deer
It was a routine Thursday morning for Duluth’s Jane Martin, as she rode her road bicycle down Central Entrance at 6:30 on her way to work. She makes the commute from Duluth Heights to Essentia Health St. Mary’s Medical Center on most good-weather days.
RELATED CONTENTDNR proposes two wolf seasons
Minnesota will see two wolf seasons this fall, not just one.
RELATED CONTENTMinnesota DNR proposes two-part wolf hunting season
In its first hunt since assuming wolf management from the federal government, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has proposed an early wolf hunting season that would coincide with the state’s firearms deer seasob opening Nov. 3 and a late wolf hunting and trapping season that would open Nov. 24.
RELATED CONTENT75-year-old twins celebrate backcountry birthday
There they go, paddling up Boulder Bay of Lac La Croix. Bob and Jerry Fryberger are headed back to camp for the mid-afternoon walleye fry on their annual May canoe trip.
RELATED CONTENTField reports: Northwoods ATV Trail opens June 8
The Northwoods ATV Trail, more than 200 miles of loop and linear trails stretching from near Hill City to Lawler and McGrath, will be complete and ready to ride on June 8, according to Aitkin County officials. All of the trails connect with two corridor trails called the North and South Soo Line trails. Several loop trails connect to these main trails. The trail system is a joint project of Aitkin and Itasca counties. Go to www.northwoodsatvtrail.com for more information.
RELATED CONTENTFamily enjoys uncrowded fishing along the Gunflint Trail 
Somewhere on Saturday’s Minnesota fishing opener, launch ramps no doubt were jammed and boats jostled for jigging territory. None of those conditions prevailed Saturday on Saganaga Lake at the tip of the Gunflint Trail.
RELATED CONTENT10-year-old twins shoot four turkeys in first hunts
Turkey hunting seems to come naturally to Caden and Jaxon Edwards, 10-year-old twins from Duluth. In their first year of turkey hunting, they’ve already taken four adult gobblers between them, two in Wisconsin and another pair in Minnesota.
RELATED CONTENTField reports: Walleye’s story began in a snowstorm
Jim Burud of Duluth has something he thinks folks should know about Chalstrom’s Bait and Tackle north of Duluth. He apologized that it has taken him 26 years to acknowledge it.
RELATED CONTENTAs Minnesota fishing opener nears, anglers see visions of walleyes
John Chalstrom was in his leech office Thursday afternoon dealing hundreds of the wriggling black creatures into 50 waiting Styrofoam containers.
RELATED CONTENTMinnesota fishing preview: Guides’ tips for walleye success
With the Minnesota fishing season set to open Saturday, Northland fishing guides offer suggestions for a successful day on the water.
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World War II veteran honored by Honor Flight
He was just a kid, 18 years old, but all of that changed when he was drafted in 1943. World War II was raging in Europe and the South Pacific, and it wasn’t long before Paul Hanten, who had grown up in Virginia, was a Navy Seabee stationed in the bleak Aleutian Islands off the coast of mainland Alaska.
RELATED CONTENTFellow time travelers share the warmth of a well-placed fire
We could see the point jutting into the lake up ahead of us. On the small spit of land, someone had built a simple fire ring of rocks. You see these little camps all over the canoe country, wherever a level piece of granite offers enough room for a fire and maybe a place to pitch a tent.
RELATED CONTENTPostal cuts rip heart from small towns
Sam Cook column: Small towns across America are trying to forestall the closing of their post offices as the U.S. Postal Service tries to cut its losses. It’s a sad time.
RELATED CONTENTDuluth: Where the wild things are
The whole evening seemed be a pure Duluth moment.
Sam Cook column: Trust at heart of copper mine debate
It would have been a good-sized congregation on a Sunday morning, but the 250 who gathered at Concordia Lutheran Church on Wednesday evening weren’t there for a sermon.
RELATED CONTENTSam Cook column: Parents remain always on call
A friend of mine, a father of three, says, “You can only be as happy as your least happy child.” Brilliant.
RELATED CONTENTNo need to move Minnesota's fishing opener
SAM COOK: The question seems to be on everyone’s mind. I’ve heard it nearly everywhere I’ve gone in the past few days. “So, what’s going to happen with the Minnesota fishing opener?”
RELATED CONTENTIt’s not how you show care, it’s that you do
Every Thursday morning, a woman in my neighborhood leaves her house shortly after breakfast and walks down her driveway. She’s an older woman, but she moves right along carrying a small paper bag, the kind that kids use to pack their school lunches.
RELATED CONTENTUnsung angels clean up the mess
Sam Cook column: As spring begins many folks are out and about, picking up what others have left behind all winter. We are lucky to have these people in our midst, taking it upon themselves to do the dirty work.
RELATED CONTENTSam Cook: Weather’s great; wish you were here
What is it, my friend wondered, that gets us so worked up about a big snowstorm driven by 50 mph winds? That’s what he asked himself as we snowshoed through the woods during the teeth of Wednesday’s winter blast.
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