My Minnesota

It was many years ago (1973) that the National Lampoon used the famous demand on the cover. These days, it seems to me that both political p...

Back in the days when I was in school learning Latin, dei in that language translated into “of god” in English. I suspect it’s coincidental ...

I’ve grumped enough about seemingly endless cloudy skies that it would be irresponsible of me to fail to mention today’s blue skies and suns...

In recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, I want to share a resource I recently discovered. NYU, a few years back, chose Robin Wall Kimmere...

Tomorrow is Indigenous Peoples’ Day . If I’ve read my history correctly, settlement of the “New World” by European colonists was largely jus...

There are more and more articles being published about our National Park System being over-visited, although that’s not the term used. Much...

The following are headlines from the on-line editions of today’s newspapers. The first one makes an assertion. The rest, although not writte...

Even here in the North Country we’re reaching a time of year when the sun’s rays, pouring through a window, bring a little warmth. It’s stil...

 I grew up reading Field & Stream, Outdoor Life, Sports Afield, and similar magazines. Some of my all-time favorite writing and writers ...

The market is once again going to hell. Monkeypox (or whatever less discriminatory name is bestowed upon it) continues to spread. Congress ...

In his incomparable A Sand County Almanac , Aldo Leopold introduces us to the concept of a land ethic. He writes: “I have purposely presente...

 I’ve been paying vague attention to the broadcasts of the January 6 hearings. Today’s testimony remined me of something I think too many of...

Tomorrow is stream trout opener in Minnesota, something rarely honored by a Minnesota governor fishing a stream. In fact, the “ governor’s o...