At the time, Bonnie Vidlund didn’t know that a 2015 encounter with homeless people in San Francisco would propel her to launch a nonprofit dedicated to providing blankets to those in need.
There's a hidden gem in St. Croix Falls that sits on 1,000 acres where families can celebrate the holiday season with family and friends. It's the Miracle at Big Rock.
Visitors to the latest art exhibit at the Washington County Historic Courthouse in Stillwater don’t need cash to get in — just a willingness to see the world through someone else’s eyes.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is hosting an in-person public meeting on Nov. 1 to discuss proposed road construction on Highway 97 between I-35 and Highway 61 in Forest Lake.
What is currently 10 acres of soybean fields will soon be transformed into native prairie as a part of Pine Point Park.
Daniel VanAcker looks a lot more like a wrestler than a distance runner. He’s thickly muscled at 5-foot-10 and 165 pounds, while rival runners tend to be long and lean.
M Health Fairview’s newest facility dog, Clayton, takes his job very seriously.
The Bridge the Valley Bike Rally will begin and end right on Chestnut Plaza; five different routes will be featured around the beautiful St. Croix Valley countryside. There will be fun for everyone, whether it be a short family ride, challenging longer rides or a secluded gravel ride.
Belwin Conservancy wants to bring attention to its red pine forest, and it’s doing so by placing dozens of musicians in tree stands 16 feet above the ground for the aptly named “Music in the Trees.”
Instead of celebrating graduation from high school, Jane Olson was fighting for her life back in 1988.
“They recognize my truck,” says Natural Resource Coordinator, Dan MacSwain, as he pulls up to the wire fence.
A new exhibition at the Mardag Gallery at Franconia Commons called “Centimeter” gives the term “hole-in-the-Wall” a whole new meaning.
The Stillwater/Woodbury chapter of Moms Demand Action had an overwhelming turnout at the annual Wear Orange Walk demonstration to reduce gun violence.
Late May through mid-July is highest risk period for Lyme and other diseases carried by Minnesota ticks.
’Tis the season for veggie-filled tote bags in one hand and sticky pastries and iced coffee in the other, all from local vendors.
HUGO — After closing its doors in October 2021, a local business will reopen its doors in a new location.
A herd of 20 bison from NorthStar Bison is getting ready for its release at the annual Belwin Bison Festival on May 21.
Mosquitoes kill more human beings than any other species on earth.
Washington County has two new museum site managers. Julianne O’Connell will manage the new Warden’s Museum Site and Susan Stepka will manage the Hay Lake School Museum. O’Connell has been the education curator and exhibit assistant curator at the Stearns History Museum in St. Cloud where she…
One day while perusing Facebook, Mike Kaiser saw a post from a Forest Lake resident mentioning that her son, Braxton’s, bike was stolen.
The St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour has both national and international fame and has attracted a variety of talented artists and pottery lovers right here in Minnesota for 30 years.
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