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Fair week provides many fun things to see and do

It’s fair week, which signaled the beginning of the end of summer for me as a youth. Read more

by Dick Herfindahl, Sunday, August 2, 2015 6:00 am

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Nothing is better than getting close with nature

Just last week I was lucky enough to spend a little quality time up at the cabin. Just me and the critters. Read more

by Dick Herfindahl, Sunday, July 26, 2015 6:00 am

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Hot and cold fishing weather etched into memory

I can’t believe we are already over halfway through July, and it seems like summer has just begun. I must admit that the above-average temperatures ... Read more

by Dick Herfindahl, Sunday, July 19, 2015 6:00 am

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Visit to Lake Tetonka brings back good memories

Column: Woods & Water, by Dick Herfindahl This past Monday I was returning home from Minneapolis when, on a whim, I decided to take a ... Read more

by Dick Herfindahl, Sunday, July 12, 2015 6:00 am

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Slow down and take in the world around you

Last week I was able to to spend some time up north at our cabin. While the weather wasn’t ideal for fishing, it was ideal ... Read more

by Dick Herfindahl, Sunday, July 5, 2015 9:00 am

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Animals in north woods are draws for the area

As I write this column, I am sitting in the cabin looking out the deck door at the lake and watching the birds feeding busily ... Read more

by Dick Herfindahl, Sunday, June 28, 2015 6:00 am

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Fountain Lake fishing is already good

Although the calendar says we have just now started summer, it seems that we have already been experiencing summer for some time. Read more

by Dick Herfindahl, Sunday, June 21, 2015 6:00 am

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Remembering the days of tadpoles and tenting

It doesn’t seem like we’ve really had a spring like I remember having when I was a kid. Maybe time clouds the memory, or it ... Read more

by Dick Herfindahl, Sunday, June 14, 2015 9:00 am

Sports

The fish that got away tops events from the week

We were driving to the lake when up ahead standing on a ridge along the roadside was this big black critter. As we neared it, ... Read more

by Dick Herfindahl, Sunday, May 31, 2015 6:00 am

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Spring in Minnesota is about fun in the outdoors

Column: Woods & Water, by Dick Herfindahl It was a couple of weeks ago already, but it seems like only yesterday that my grandson Dylan ... Read more

by Dick Herfindahl, Sunday, May 24, 2015 6:00 am

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Fishing with family is key to enjoyment at opener

This past weekend, I attended the Minnesota Governor’s Fishing Opener, which was held on beautiful Lake Vermilion south of the Boundary Waters in northeastern Minnesota. ... Read more

by Dick Herfindahl, Sunday, May 17, 2015 6:00 am

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Time spent with family at the cabin is cherished

Whenever I make that first visit to the cabin, I expect a few surprises. Read more

by Dick Herfindahl, Sunday, May 10, 2015 6:00 am

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Camping is all about making lasting memories

Column: Woods & Water, by Dick Herfindahl As the weather becomes more spring and summer-like my thoughts have turned to all of the years our ... Read more

by Dick Herfindahl, Sunday, May 3, 2015 6:00 am

Sports

The fishing opener is coming around the corner

The opening of the state walleye season is fast approaching, and — as I have for the past 20 years — I am anxiously anticipating ... Read more

by Dick Herfindahl, Sunday, April 26, 2015 6:00 am

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Spring is a time to enjoy nature and wet a line

I have noticed lately that a couple neighbor cats have been prowling around my yard. I don’t fill my feeders to attract birds so that ... Read more

by Dick Herfindahl, Sunday, April 19, 2015 6:00 am

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