LAKES
19th 'Escape to the Lake' set for mid-June in Center, N.D.
This might help take your mind off of winter. NDAD's annual "Escape to the Lake" extravaganza is no ordinary trip to the lake. It provides individuals with physical disabilities the opportunity to...
Posted on 3/5/13 at 4:00 PM
Forum Communications Co. newspapers score big in annual Minnesota Newspaper Association contest
FARGO, N.D. -Forum Communications Co.newspapers received more than 140 awards, ranging in categories from "Best Local Breaking News Story" to "Best Website" during the 2011-2012 Better Newspaper Conte...
Posted on 2/4/13 at 12:06 PM
Bitter winter weather conjures visions of Saturn's moon Titan
We've got bitter cold weather on the way here in Duluth, Minn. with highs predicted around -7 F (-21 C) and lows at night of -20 F (-29 C). What better time to drop in on an even colder place, Satur...
Posted on 1/19/13 at 3:41 PM
What would Julia do with a load of fresh vegetables?
I think Julia Child would love Bemidji, the community in northern Minnesota I've called home for 11 years. I never had the opportunity to meet the woman who brought French cooking into American home k...
Posted on 8/15/12 at 6:00 AM
Our Detroit Lakes Weekend Part II: Hotel Shoreham & Fireside Restaurant
After spending a lazy morning lounging aroundThe Lodge on Lake Detroit, I shook Jake from his video game trance and summoned him to lunch. I choseHotel Shoreham, a small restaurant mostly known for i...
Posted on 6/29/12 at 6:51 AM
Corps: 1,200 cfs to go longer than planned
Releases from Jamestown and Pipestem reservoirs will remain at 1,200 cubic feet per second longer than expected due to continued high runoff into the reservoirs, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Friday.By By Sun Staff , June 01, 2013
Pipestem Lake on rise but below forecasts
The warm weekend weather sent both reservoirs near Jamestown on the rise. While the change in lake level at Pipestem Dam was dramatic, it still is below anticipated changes, according to Bob Martin, dam manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.By By Keith Norman, The Jamestown Sun , April 30, 2013
Charges allege Detroit Lakes man killed woman with crossbow
A man who allegedly shot and killed 69-year-old Geraldine Kading with a crossbow here Wednesday before turning the arrows on himself has been charged with second-degree murder.By Wendy Reuer, Forum News Service , April 12, 2013
Reservoir reaches normal elevation
The Omaha District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation announced Tuesday that Jamestown Reservoir has reached its normal summer pool elevation of 1,431.3 feet. Pipestem Reservoir is 5 feet above the top of its conservation pool and is storing water to be released over June, July and August.By Sun Staff , April 11, 2012
Officials adjust releases from lakes to lower levels
Officials made a small adjustment to the releases from Pipestem Dam Monday, according to Bob Martin, dam manager. The intent was to restrict the flow to 30 cubic feet per second from the previous 43 cfs.By Keith Norman , March 14, 2012
Lake Sakakawea officially frozen
Lake Sakakawea has officially frozen over, at a record-late date.January 20, 2012
Lake Sakakawea sets record for latest freeze-up
An unseasonably warm early winter has led to a record for the latest freeze-up on Lake Sakakawea, and a second record also is in danger.January 17, 2012
Save Our Lakes program proves fruitful
In a state where the roster of managed lakes numbers in the hundreds and not thousands, you can understand the priority many anglers place on maintaining or improving their local fisheries. While abundant or too much water has created new fishing waters in many parts of the state, this bounty does not exist everywhere. To account for that, the State Game and Fish Department has made it a priority over the years to create or maintain at least one fishing water within a short driving distance of just about every North Dakota community.By By Doug Leier, North Dakota Outdoors , July 08, 2011
N.D. hatchery prepares fish for stocking into lakes
PICK CITY, N.D. (AP) — In contrast to North Dakota lakes that are frozen over and covered with deep, hard-packed snow, are the indoor raceways located inside the Garrison Dam National Fish Hatchery.By By Kim Fundingsland, Minot Daily News , February 20, 2011
Two lakes off impaired list
Lake home owners, anglers, bait dealers and more should be happy to know that two lakes in Douglas County have been taken off the infested waters list. As of Monday, June 21, Lakes Jessie and Victoria were removed from the list of waters that are infested with zebra mussels, according to Nathan Olson, an invasive species specialist with the Department of Natural Resources.By By Celeste Beam, Forum Communications Co. , June 25, 2010
Minnesota managing pike limits in lakes
Rob Kimm grew up spearing pike on lakes around Pelican Rapids in northwestern Minnesota, but these days, he’s not exactly flavor of the month among the darkhouse spearing crowd. Kimm, a free-lance outdoors writer and admitted pike and muskie fishing fanatic from St. Paul, is among the anglers taking exception to a bill in the Minnesota Legislature that highlights the sometimes-differing philosophies between those who spear and those who prefer to catch their pike by hook-and-line.By By Brad Dokken, Forum Communications Co. , March 30, 2010
Lake drawdowns might weaken ice
The state Game and Fish Department says there are no worries about fish kill when several reservoirs in southeastern North Dakota are drawn down, but anglers should beware of weakened ice.March 05, 2010
Access to some N.D. lakes becoming an issue
North Dakota wildlife officials say access to some lakes for ice fishing is becoming an issue because of above-average snow cover.January 12, 2010
Lakes Oahe, Sakakawea higher than normal
The amount of water in reservoirs behind Oahe and Garrison dams in the Dakotas remains above normal.January 11, 2010
Lakes Oahe, Sakakawea higher than normal
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The amount of water in reservoirs behind Oahe and Garrison dams in the Dakotas remains above normal.January 11, 2010
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