Adventure

In her poignant memoir “Watershed”, Ranea Lenor Hanson points out that Minnesota is an apex whose rivers flow north to Hudson Bay, east through the Great Lakes, and south to the Gulf of Mexico. I rather enjoy the concept of our state being central to three directions. For me, it is a reminder that wherever you are in our state, there are three places you can flow.

It is a real privilege for me to study wolves, especially in such a beautiful place as Isle Royale National Park.

Spinners from the Weavers Guild of Minnesota have been working with wolf fiber–the naturally shed undercoat fur from the exhibited

Why are the terms “explore,” “conquer,” and “discover” so prevalent when we talk about the outdoors? These terms are callbacks to colonialism and the so-called Age of Discovery.

As part of the Loft’s Boundaries and Border Crossings theme, writer, artist, and educator Glenda Reed will host a reading

Last summer, our Girl Scout troop went on a three-day trip to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. None of

Off-limits areas are opened for exploration through the building. Highlights include the North Tower and sub-basement with one or two

I grew up in a small northern Minnesota town that was rough around the edges. Even in the 1960s, in

In late 2017, with my 30th birthday around the corner, I was hungry for adventure. I craved slow travel and

I grew up in Homewood, a planned neighborhood located in the Willards Hay area of North Minneapolis, which is about

Back when I had started at my first job in the outdoors, before I knew this kind of career was

The first time Jenny Schwietz hit the cold water of Lake Superior north of Duluth with a surfboard, she caught