There are countless swimming lakes in the U.S., and one Minnesota lake officially now ranks among the very best.

Minnesota residents fume after 14,500 pounds of bird droppings fall in local lake - Lake Augusta, located in the city of Mendota Heights, becomes a haven for the cormorants each fall due to the dead t ...

Fourteen thousand five hundred pounds of bird poop is a lot of bird poop," said Joe Nunez, a resident right on the water.

Area residents are getting ready for another busy weekend. In Cottonwood, residents are getting ready to celebrate community with Coming Home Days events. And in Slayton, organizers of the Murray ...

Area residents are getting ready for another busy weekend. In Cottonwood, residents are getting ready to celebrate community with Coming Home Days events. And in Slayton, organizers of the Murray ...

This charming Minnesota city is bursting with lively events and art, surrounded by picturesque trails and flower fields along ...

Chicago outdoors: Cottonwood fluff, suburban turkey, FOTW flathead, Wolf Lake family event A wild turkey “making the rounds” in Palos Heights, noting its time for cottonwood fluff, a PB ...

Lake Wobegon Outfitters, focusing solely on e-bike rentals, has reopened for the summer along the Lake Wobegon Trail. Owner Wayne Birkholz aims to make the trail more accessible to a wider range ...

A midnight fire destroyed homes at a Moose Lake apartment; the Minnesota Red Cross is working with 40 affected residents.

The Shoreline Hotel opened on May 1 on Lake Minnetonka, in Spring Park, Minnesota. It has 27 rooms, a 32-slip marina, and a restaurant. It is the first hotel to open here in a century.

Pibel Lake Recreation Area is home to the Lower Loup Natural Resource District, geese and as of February 2025, the largest known cottonwood tree in Wheeler County.