GRANTSBURG - Duke Tucker used to start his day at 5:30 a.m., flushing the sediment out of his water tank in his home's backyard so that he and his family didn't have to use the discolored water that ...

Northeast of Minnesota's Twin Cities is a 30,000 acre wildlife oasis called Crex Meadows. A part of Wisconsin's scenic Indianhead Country, Crex Meadows Wildlife Area is located in Burnett County, just ...

When travelers stay at the Smoland Prairie Homestead Inn outside Grantsburg in northwestern Wisconsin, many of them head straight for the nearby Crex Meadows Wildlife Area. And for good reason. The ...

The Crex Meadows Wildlife Festival is happening today at the Crex Meadows State Wildlife Area near Grantsburg, Wis. The event includes free, guided 90-minute bus tours at 11 a.m.,1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 5 ...

MinnPost’s journalists are out in the community to report on the things that are happening in Minnesota. Your support right now will help fund their work AND keep our news paywall-free. Sandhill ...

“Turn here, they’re heading north!” I directed my fiancé as we navigated the gravel roads of Crex Meadows Wildlife Area near Grantsburg, Wisconsin. We’d spotted a line of sandhill cranes flying ...

Early-arriving sandhill cranes have darkened their feathers with mud, creating camouflage to help them hide in marsh grasses. MinnPost’s journalists are out in the community to report on the things ...

Sharp-tailed Grouse were resident birds for years at Crex Meadows wildlife area north of Grantsburg, Wis. This was the close place to the Twin Cities to see these birds. Then, no more. The population ...

Hundreds of Sandhill Cranes are staging at Crex Meadows Wildlife Area north of Grantsburg, Wisconsin, as they prepare for migration. The birds roost in Crex wetlands at night, leaving at sunup to feed ...