At MPR News, Dan Kraker reports, “The names of many lakes, rivers and cities across northern Minnesota have roots in the Ojibwe language — Bemidji, for example, is derived from the word bemijigamaag ...

A portion of a new map showing Ojibwe place names and meanings on the eastern end of Lake Vermilion in northern Minnesota. The final map is a collaboration of the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa, the Ely ...

Lakes are among the most fascinating geographical features, defined as sizable bodies of standing or slowly moving water contained within inland basins. While the boundaries between lakes, ponds and ...

A team of scientists at the University of Minnesota has uncovered the routes by which zebra mussels spread through Minnesota ...

Good morning Stillwater! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️ In today's newsletter: Also on today's calendar: Intro to Foraging with Tim ...

It's a fast summer, Minnesota. Make the most of yours by dipping into some of our state's vaunted 10,000+ lakes — and by enjoying the sweet towns around them. We went in search of Midwestern charm for ...

Two boats on Fish Lake north of Duluth on the 2021 Minnesota fishing opener. Most lakes in northern Minnesota were ice-free at midweek, except for larger-deeper lakes in northern St. Louis, Lake and ...

Minnesota and Wisconsin are in contention. Minnesota is well known for being the 'Land of 10,000 Lakes.' Wisconsin is saying it has more. Yes, the rivalry between Minnesota and Wisconsin. INSKEEP: The ...

MINNEAPOLIS – Lakes are a huge part of summer in Minnesota. But they can also be a breeding ground for things that make you sick. Beaches are closing down around the Twin Cities for swimmers itch, E.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- You may have noticed a lot of lakes are looking green these days rather than blue. That's because there's been an overgrowth of algae on many Minnesota lakes. Pam Anderson with ...

DULUTH — Anyone who spent the past few months in the Upper Midwest won’t be surprised to know that winter’s grip on Minnesota lakes is disappearing faster than Sasquatch when you pull out a camera.

Dave Setterholm holds a plankton net on Farm Lake on July 25 near Ely, Minn., while demonstrating some of the tests he regularly performs on the lake. Setterholm is water monitoring director for the ...