Outdoors

Arrowhead 135 returns to Minnesota's north woods later this month
Dozens of athletes will gather once again in far northern Minnesota later this month for a grueling 135-mile race through the wilderness — putting their training and endurance to the test in the depths of winter.
5 winter camping tips to get you out and about in the snow
Interested in winter camping? Check out these tips from Kurt Mead, an interpretive naturalist at Tettegouche State Park on Minnesota’s North Shore, and avid outdoorswoman Miah Ulysse.
Photos, video: Street snowboarders take flight in Duluth
Snowboarders launched themselves off a 20-foot drop from a park pavilion and navigated obstacles including picnic tables and staircase railings on Sunday during a "street snowboarding" competition in Duluth.
Northwest Angle ice road is back open for a second winter
The slickest way to get from Warroad to the Northwest Angle in far northern Minnesota is back this winter. It’s a 37-mile ice highway to the northernmost point in the contiguous United States.
Enough of COVID and school closures? Take to the outdoors
It’s a double whammy weekend. Snow is back and record illness from the omicron variant of COVID-19 has shut down many schools the next few days to few weeks. What better time to pack up the little ones and head outside. This round-up of outside fun is easily adaptable for anyone.
Duluth hosts extreme 'street snowboarding' competition 
Extreme "street snowboarders" are converging on a Duluth city park this weekend for a Red Bull-sponsored competition in which they’ll hurl themselves off a 20-foot ledge from a pavilion, jump off picnic tables and slide down steep stairway railings. 
Forest Service announces 13 percent cut in Boundary Waters entry permits
About 23,000 fewer people will be allowed to enter the Boundary Waters Canoe Area each summer starting this year, according to newly released changes the U.S. Forest Service says are needed to relieve crowding and congestion and protect natural resources.