Small fish, big smiles
Isaac Nelson hooked a largemouth bass that weighed .65 pounds to win the biggest fish contest at the Red Wing Rotary Kids Fishing Contest.
RELATED CONTENTBeth Kallestad column: Streams offer priceless entertainment
Putting housework aside, I took my almost five-year-old son to play in Spring Creek in the Carleton College Lower Arboretum. Spring Creek is the perfect stream for this — not too deep, lots of nice gravel, easy access and just enough shade to keep us comfortable.
Wildlife League organizing free children’s hunt
The Red Wing Wildlife League will sponsor a local hunt Sept. 18 in conjunction with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ Youth Waterfowl Day.
Classic boat owners gathering this weekend 
The Classic Glastron Owners of Minnesota and Western Wisconsin will meet Aug. 20-22 at Island Campground just across the river from Red Wing.
Freedom Shoot offers sporting clay event Aug. 21
Freedom Shoot is sponsoring a 100-target sporting clay event Aug. 21 at the Zumbro Valley Rifle Club in rural Zumbrota.
Nature hikes offered at Frontenac State Park
Bruce Ause will lead nature hikes on the Frontenac State Park bluff top Sunday and Aug. 15. Both hikes begin at 10 a.m. and hikers should meet at the amphitheater in the campground. Plan on about an hour for the hike.
Olson eighth at FLW Tour event
Eric Olson of Red Wing finished eighth at the FLW Walleye Tour event on Devils Lake in North Dakota.
Reminder: Register now for fall hunter education course
Wisconsin hunters planning for the late-year seasons should register now for required hunter education certificate courses to avoid being sidelined this fall.
Fish passage at Lock 3 examined
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is studying ways to improve fish passage through U.S. Lock & Dam No. 3.
Application deadline approaching for mentored deer hunts
Minnesota youth have until Aug. 20 to apply for 15 mentored deer hunts in October.
Minnesota DNR announces deer season for 10- to 15-year-olds
Youth ages 10 to 15 are eligible to participate in a special deer season that runs from Oct. 21 to Oct. 24 in 12 permit areas of southeastern Minnesota and 15 deer permit areas of northwestern Minnesota, the DNR said in a press release Monday.
Huge land conservation deal done
The Conservation Fund, The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and Blandin Paper Company completed a working forest conservation easement that forever protects 187,876 acres of Northwoods forests, wetlands and shoreline.
Canine distemper spreading 'like wildfire' in Red Wing
A local veterinarian urged Red Wing residents to steer clear of sickly looking raccoons and foxes, saying the animals likely suffer from an outbreak of canine distemper.
RELATED CONTENTWater quality celebration event planned
The Board of Directors and staff of the Cannon River Watershed Partnership will be hosting a picnic to celebrate 20 years of protecting and improving water quality in our communities.
DNR urges caution on Minnesota rivers
Boaters and anglers heading out over the Fourth of July weekend may encounter high water, high current and potentially hazardous debris on a number of rivers throughout the state, according the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. The rivers include the Mississippi.
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