The Forest Lake city council unanimously voted to appoint Kevin Miller to the vacant seat on the council during its Thursday, Feb. 6 meeting. Miller had been a member of ...

Launched in 2024, this project explores how Black and African American Minnesotans experience and perceive water-based ...

On any given day, Forest Lake’s varsity hockey team looks like a well-oiled machine. What’s not so typical, however, is that their leading scorer is still in middle school. Maverick McKinnon, just 14 ...

Washington County Parks will feature six forest bathing sessions, including two full-moon walks, throughout 2025 in Lake Elmo Park Reserve and Cottage Grove Ravine Regional Park.

The staff of the Lakeshore Weekly News looked back over the past year and gathered all the headlines and reflected on the stories. We took into consideration local newsworthiness, frequent updates ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources invites anyone with an interest in off-highway vehicle camping facilities in Beltrami Island State Forest or Hayes Lake State Park area to two open ...

The Keystone Woods Wildlife Management Area has only been open to the public for a couple of months, but it’s already become a popular destination for birders. Among the birds spotted in the ...

Outwander used Forest Service ... to identify Minnesota campgrounds in national forests available throughout the year, based ...

Simmons later admitted to police he was driving the car that struck Vath and that he knew he had run her over. A student from Forest Lake Area Middle School said he was approached by a man who walked ...

In February, a bill introduced to the Minnesota legislature ... like what happened at Heart Lake, a lake on tribal land just bordering the state forest that was once open to the public.

Supporters of the bill, including White Earth tribal leadership and some non-Native residents, view the land transfer as a way to ensure the preservation of wildlife and areas within the forest ... of ...

Jan. 30, 2025 — The UK's peatlands face an uncertain future amid the escalating impacts of climate change. Peatlands are critical ecosystems for carbon storage and biodiversity, containing more ...