After a three-day stretch of unseasonably warm weather, DNR officials remind the public to use caution when stepping on ice.

This August, Leech Lake hosts its first Bassmaster College Championship, bringing top college fishing teams to compete for ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota's more than 10,000 lakes are part of many Minnesotans' identities — but as endearing as the lakes are, there's something strange about them too. There's inconsistency in lake ...

Minnesota has plenty of gorgeous lakeside scenery, and this city near Lake Shetek boasts small-town vibes and a historic past ...

The night sky over a northern Minnesota lake was bright with the northern lights on Sunday night. Mark Aune shared three photos with WCCO of the aurora borealis putting on a show at Kjostad Lake in ...

This cozy town in Northern Minnesota has inviting shops and restaurants, a wide selection of fishing options and lakes, and trails for summer and winter fun.

ON FARM LAKE NEAR ELY, Minn. — Dave Setterholm steered his motorboat across Farm Lake then cut the engine along the Kawishiwi River near the edge of the Boundary Waters wilderness. Cross into the ...

MINNEAPOLIS — For some Minnesotans, it’s the ideal way to spend a summer day on the lake: wakesurfing a perfectly curled wave behind a powerboat with no worries of getting tangled in a tow rope or ...

Walking along Minnesota’s lakes this time of year can startle anyone with sounds straight out of a “Star Wars” shootout. Freezing waterways can groan and hum, whine like cables ready to snap, creak ...

MinnPost’s journalists are out in the community to report on the things that are happening in Minnesota. Your support right now will help fund their work AND keep our news paywall-free. Despite the ...

Microplastics seem to be nearly everywhere, including, according to a recently released survey, Minnesota lakes. The survey comes from the Environment Minnesota Research & Policy Center, an affiliate ...