Baudette native and Bemidji State alum Greg Berg has been promoted to assistant fisheries supervisor for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. He'll help manage fisheries in Atikin County, which involves surveying lakes and streams, stocking fish and working on projects related to fish habitats.
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With a lifetime of fishing and 15 years of tournament participation under his belt, Jay Carroll fishes competitively to have fun, thinking what ever happens, happens. But, when he won $6,926 as the co-angler champion of the Cabela's National Walleye Tour, June 13 in Walker, Minn., he was left speechless.
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When Paul Nelson, owner of Bemidji Area Lakes Guide Service, needed help with some overbooked clients 21 years ago, he called his good friend Chris Haley for help. Haley, who supervises Bemidji State University’s print shop, turned an opportunity to help his friend into steady work as a guide, which now sees him take 10 to 15 trips a year out onto local lakes.
Full articleThrough local publishing company Riverfeet Press, a Bemidji State professor’s collection of poems, drawings and essays has been published. Learn more about these stories, and why nature is such an important factor in them, here.
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Bemidji State University has been listed among the country's 100 most affordable colleges offering online bachelor's degrees by Great Value Colleges. Out of the 100 schools in the site's tuition-based rankings, BSU was listed 64th.
Full articleIf there are two things craft breweries in greater Minnesota have proven, it’s that there is no such thing as a “typical” craft-beer drinker, and demand for new and interesting beers doesn’t stop at the 694–494 loop. “Customers just blow stereotypes out of the water,” said Bemidji Brewing Company Head Brewer Tom Hill. “We’ll have […]
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What does it mean to live in a place, and how does where you live impact your own identity and sense of self? Dr. Timothy Goodwin, professor of professional education at Bemidji State University, uses the natural beauty of the Northwoods as a vehicle to explore these questions in his new book, “Within These Woods.”
Full articleEvery week for the past three years, people from our community have gathered to learn hands-on skills, receive valuable information and connect with one another on dozens of sustainable living topics. “Sustainable Tuesdays” events, or Ganawendakamigaa endaso-niizho-giizhigak in Ojibwe, have covered a variety of topics from beekeeping to composting, canning, gardening, environmental protection, renewable energy, […]
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