MINNEAPOLIS — A few trips in the 1970s to help build the Border Route Trail in the lake country between Minnesota and Canada sent a jolt of excitement through one of its volunteers. Rudi Hargesheimer, ...

But the Gitchi-Gami State Trail is deserving of the praise, according to USA Today’s 10Best series of readers’ choice polls, ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Once-rare lake trout in Lake Superior are doing so well that state biologists will use the fish to stock the species in lakes around the state, officials have announced. This fall, the ...

Noah Hobbs has been selected as the new Executive Director for the Lake Superior Zoo. Hobbs has served as Interim Executive Director of the zoo since August 2025.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After nearly being wiped out in the mid-20th century, one of the Great Lakes' top native fish species has "fully recovered" in the ...

A new analysis ranked U.S. lakes for water quality and clarity.

Chloe is a digital producer at CBS Minnesota in Minneapolis and has worked in numerous positions at the station, including Assignment Editor, Digital Line Producer and Web Producer. She started her ...

Lake Superior Zoo is mourning the loss of an animal. Jeeps was a 25-year-old kinkajou who was at the zoo since 2003. In a ...

After serving a half year as the zoo's interim director, a former city councilor has been picked to assume the role on an ongoing basis.