Join Kathryn and William Mayo on a visit to the Bean and Bear Lakes, one of the destinations featured in their book 61 Gems on Highway 61. The wonderful thing about living on the North Shore is the ability to set out on an adventure straight...
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In today’s post, naturalist and wildlife photographer Stan Tekiela tells us more about the wood stork, one of the amazing birds that call Florida home. I get to see, study, and photograph a lot of interesting birds every year. This past winter, I spent some time...
Read MoreTeresa Marrone, author of Wild Berries & Fruits Field Guide of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan, shares with us where to look for wild cranberries. HABITAT: Three species of wild cranberry are native to our region: small cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccus), large cranberry (V. macrocarpon) and northern mountain cranberry (V. vitis-idaea var....
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Stan Tekiela shares with us the amazing natural phenomena happening each spring in South Central Nebraska, when millions of snow geese—and half a million sandhill cranes—gather. A magnificent natural event happens each spring along a very special river in South Central Nebraska. The Platte River starts...
Read MoreToday, Teresa Marrone, author of Wild Berries & Fruits Field Guide of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan, shares with us where to look for wild strawberries. HABITAT: Prefers well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Often found in rocky areas alongside rural roads, streams, and lakes, as well...
Read MoreStan Tekiela, author of The Kids’ Guide to Birds of Minnesota, tells us how to attract birds to your garden, with the right bird feeder. To get more birds to visit your yard, an easy way to invite them is to put out a bird feeder. Bird...
Read MoreThe revised and updated second edition to Teresa Marrone’s Wild Berries & Fruits Field Guide of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan is the perfect guide to help you identify the wild fruits and berries in your neck of the woods. In print and a regional standard since...
Read MoreWe are excited to announce that The Kids’ Guide to Birds of Minnesota, a children’s book, by naturalist and wildlife photographer Stan Tekiela won an honorable mention in the National Outdoor Book Awards. The NOBA review: This pocket-sized book is the perfect guide for budding bird watchers. Bird...
Read MoreIn her book, Little Michigan, writer and historian Kathryn Houghton shares the stories of 100 tiny Michigan towns, all with a population of fewer than 600 people. Scattered across the state from Copper Country in the far northern Upper Peninsula to tiny towns on the...
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