Q: A group of eight loons, all appearing to be adults, suddenly showed up in late July at our lake in north central Minnesota. They were swimming in a close-knit group, and we’ve never seen anything ...

MOULTONBOROUGH — Loons. They’re New Hampshire’s iconic water bird, their closest cousin is the penguin (they’re unrelated to ducks), and their hauntingly beautiful call stirs something primeval within ...

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PALO — For 87 years, people have gathered at the Loon Lake Community Center to celebrate the beginning of Lent and sled down a big hill together. It's all part of the annual Laskiainen, a Finnish ...

Besides the climax of six drama-filled rounds of penalty kicks, Minnesota United and Real Salt Lake had a relatively tame Game 1 in their MLS Cup Playoff series on Tuesday in Sandy, Utah. No goals ...

One misty day in mid-December, a friend and I walked the little Fish Creek Trail. At the side of the pond, a small gray bird was bobbing up and down on a gray rock — a dipper! A bit later, we saw it ...